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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Barbara and William talk about over lunch?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Race relations.

2. What reception does William receive from people in the Hopi Indian reservation?
(a) Some talk, while others listen.
(b) No one is willing to talk with him.
(c) Welcoming.
(d) Inclusive.

3. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?
(a) Camp site.
(b) Hotel for fishermen.
(c) Theme park.
(d) Diner.

4. What kind of eyebrows does William describe Kermit Pell as having?
(a) Delicate.
(b) White.
(c) Wispy.
(d) Groucho Marx.

5. What poet said "Memory is a kind of accomplishment" that William thinks of as he drives toward Dime Box?
(a) Donne.
(b) William Carlos Williams.
(c) Dante.
(d) Yeats.

6. What is advertised on the business card that Mr. Watkins gives to William?
(a) Cafe in Merced.
(b) Cell phone service.
(c) Construction company.
(d) Plumbing company.

7. What do the Thurmonds in Tennessee feed to William before sending him on his way?
(a) Chowder.
(b) Lunch and buttermilk pie.
(c) Beans.
(d) Pumpkin bread.

8. Where does William begin his trip?
(a) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Dearborn, Michigan.
(d) Columbia, Missouri.

9. What does Virginia Been own in Hachita, New Mexico?
(a) Farm supply store.
(b) Spa.
(c) Saloon.
(d) Grocery store.

10. How old is Porfirio?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty-one.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Sixty-seven.

11. What water does William cross as he travels on Georgia 155 after leaving the monastery?
(a) Quiet Creek.
(b) Troublesome Creek.
(c) Shady Creek.
(d) Little Creek.

12. What kind of weather does William hope to find in Cedar City, Utah?
(a) Cool.
(b) Hot.
(c) Humid.
(d) Breezy and warm.

13. What story does Noel tell William when they are standing by the location of an old spring?
(a) Civil War battle.
(b) Town lore about a bear attack.
(c) Runaway train.
(d) A woman who mistakenly beat a rug with her child rolled up in it.

14. With whom does William eat dinner in Shreveport?
(a) Professors.
(b) College students.
(c) Strangers in a bar.
(d) His cousin.

15. What is a saguaro?
(a) Name of river.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Cactus.
(d) Desert snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Porfirio going to visit in Big Spring, Texas?

2. What animal does William hit in the forest as he is trying to find Viola, California?

3. How long does William drive without seeing a single town west of Eldorado, Texas?

4. What is wrong with Porfirio's leg?

5. What color suspenders does William wear while on his journey?

(see the answer keys)

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