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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does William ride out a sandstorm while at the Hopi Indian reservation?
(a) Library.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Store.
(d) Community Center.

2. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

3. In 1810, who used the Natchez Trace Parkway?
(a) Naturalists.
(b) Military.
(c) Explorers.
(d) Ohio Valley traders.

4. Who is Porfirio going to visit in Big Spring, Texas?
(a) Parents.
(b) Sister.
(c) Sick brother.
(d) Cousins.

5. What does the barmaid in Mickey's Place nickname William?
(a) Mr. Curious.
(b) Mr. Too Many Questions.
(c) Mr. Chicago.
(d) Mr. Glum.

6. How much money did an seventy-three-year-old Canadian woman win at the casino in Reno, Nevada?
(a) Six hundred dollars.
(b) Two hundred thousand dollars.
(c) One hundred eighty-three thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

7. What slogan does the bank's advertising billboard have on it in Jonesboro, Tennessee?
(a) We have loans for you.
(b) Think big, get rich.
(c) When you're better, you get bigger.
(d) Open an account and receive a free gift.

8. What holiday is it when William wakes up in Cookeville, Tennessee?
(a) Easter.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

9. What state is William in when he marks one thousand miles into his journey?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Florida.

10. Who says "To me, being Indian means being responsible to my people. Helping with the best tools. Who invented penicillin doesn't matter"?
(a) William.
(b) Gas station attendant.
(c) Kendrick Fritz.
(d) Author of "Zoom!"

11. Where does William sleep in Deming, New Mexico?
(a) YMCA.
(b) A room.
(c) Camp site.
(d) College parking lot.

12. What does Mrs. Watkins serve Mr. Watkins for breakfast?
(a) Juice.
(b) Milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Sanka.

13. Where does Barbara Pierre invite William to have lunch with her?
(a) French restaurant.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) Local cafe.

14. What does Doris tell William about Wanchese, North Carolina?
(a) It's a good place to find a restaurant.
(b) It hasn't seen neon light yet.
(c) It's a lively town.
(d) He'll have no trouble finding a sleeping spot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William eat that looks like an "airy tube the color of a thunderhead"?

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

3. What is William impressed by in Fredericksburg, Texas?

4. Whom were the towns of Manteo and Wanchese named after?

5. Who says "Find a way to make people bored with hating instead of helping"?

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