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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was an overriding concern for Truman in his early years as a Senator in Washington?
2. What type of mine does Harry Truman invest in during 1915 and 1916?
3. Who did Truman choose to accompany him to meet the train bearing Roosevelt's body?
4. Who were Truman's lifelong heroes?
5. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Compared to the Slaughter family farm, the Trumans were always broke. Why do you think this was so?
2. Re-read the account of the committee's hearings with Irwin Works, a steel producing plant. What is your opinion of Truman's tactics in determining the truth?
3. This chapter is entitled "The Senator from Pendergast" and not "The Senator from Missouri." Why?
4. Why was it important for Truman to spend so much time as a new President with the funeral of Roosevelt?
5. Bess Wallace is considered "ideal" by Harry, and is well respected by the other children. What qualities does she display that make her ideal, and do you think she would be popular by today's standards?
6. The author entitled Chapter 8 "Numbered Days." Whose days are being referred to here?
7. Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act cause so much trouble in Missouri?
8. Reading over the description of Independence, MO, beginning on Page 50, describe Truman's hometown as it relates to 1) economic viability, 2) founders and citizens, and 3) education.
9. Truman's job at the bank in Kansas City taught him about fiscal responsibility. How would this assist a potential president?
10. Harry Truman left his home and his country to defend another country's border. He mentions that "we owe it to Lafayette" - what does this mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Harry Truman wanted to wait to marry until he had income and a future, and Bess waited patiently for years. Why do you think these young people did not just get married and live with family until they could move out on their own?
Essay Topic 2
Once Truman was introduced to politics back in Independence, Missouri, he knew he had found his career. In your opinion, was Truman a good politician? Address these topics in your essay: 1) political connections, 2) political strategy, 3) political decisions
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 5, Harry Truman changes from a military man to a business man, then to a politician. Describe in detail how each of these factors contributed to his discovering that his true calling was politics: 1) his upbringing, 2) his marriage, 3) his work ethics, 4) his environment, 5) the national economy, 6) the politics of his home state, 7) the lessons learned in the military and in the retail business.
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