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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?
(a) Someone has to do it.
(b) I need to get out of twon
(c) I need a job
(d) It is either this or jail time

2. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?
(a) Good spelling
(b) Good grammar
(c) Good penmanship
(d) Finding the correct pen

3. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?
(a) Herbert Hoover
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Theodore Roosevelt
(d) Abraham Lilncoln

4. What questionable organization was Truman encouraged to join by his party?
(a) NAACP
(b) Ku Klux Klan
(c) Local country club
(d) Republicans

5. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?
(a) Green Party
(b) Whigs
(c) Democrats
(d) Republicans

Short Answer Questions

1. For most of the people in Independence in the 1800's, who was their hero?

2. Why is Chapter 2 entitled "Model Boy?"

3. What are two traits Truman especially disliked about his fellow politicians?

4. What was General Order Number 11?

5. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?

(see the answer key)

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