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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Harry Truman's first paid job?
(a) Sweeping, dusting and cleaning at Clinton's Drugstore in Independence
(b) Bicycle courier for a bank in Kansas City
(c) Newspaper route
(d) Cleaning and painting houses in his neighborhood

3. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?
(a) Margaret Truman
(b) Bess Truman
(c) Martha Ellen Truman
(d) John Truman

4. What was the yearly salary for Truman's job as presiding judge?
(a) $6000
(b) $10,000
(c) $50,000
(d) $100,000

5. Harry Truman always carried a favorite poem in his wallet. What was that poem and the author?
(a) "Election Year" by Donald Revell
(b) "Blessing the Boats" by Lucille Clifton
(c) "Locksley Hall" by Tennyson
(d) "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Short Answer Questions

1. How did young Harry Truman like to occupy his time?

2. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?

3. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?

4. When Harry was nine, his family moved to Independence. He met a girl at Sunday School and fell in love that lasted his whole life. Who was this girl?

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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