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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doris Walker own in Manteo, North Carolina?
(a) Countryside Comfort Food.
(b) Ye Olde Diner.
(c) Fish House restaurant.
(d) Duchess of Dare restaurant.

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

3. What is the name of the bar William goes to in Austin, Nevada, where people toss coins on the bar for good luck?
(a) Clara's Golden Club.
(b) My Way Cafe.
(c) Coin Bar.
(d) Wellspring Bar & Cafe.

4. Where does William sleep most nights on his trip across America?
(a) His van.
(b) Strangers' homes.
(c) Bed and breakfasts.
(d) Nice hotels.

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

6. What is the name of the inn in Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson almost got tarred and feathered?
(a) River Inn.
(b) Stage Coach Inn.
(c) Inn at Jonesboro.
(d) Chester Inn.

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

8. Who is Claude Tyler?
(a) Barber.
(b) Artist.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Librarian.

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

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. What animal does William hit in the forest as he is trying to find Viola, California?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Porcupine.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Deer.

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

13. Why does William Least Heat-Moon decide to go on a driving trip across America?
(a) He has always wanted to travel and now has money to do it.
(b) He has to get to New England in six months.
(c) He loses his teaching job.
(d) He is bored.

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

15. What town is on the edge of a U.S. Navy bombing range in Section 5?
(a) Frenchman, Nevada.
(b) Sacramento, California.
(c) Reno, Nevada.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?

2. What poet does William quote in his description of being stuck on top of the mountain pass road when he his headed to Cedar City?

3. What is one thing Mrs. Watkins likes to have for breakfast, according to Mr. Watkins?

4. In 1810, who used the Natchez Trace Parkway?

5. What kind of weather does William hope to find in Cedar City, Utah?

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