Blue Highways: A Journey Into America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Blue Highways: A Journey Into America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What highway does William travel on when he begins his trip on March 20th?
(a) Interstate 70.
(b) Interstate 22.
(c) Interstate 55.
(d) Interstate 68.

3. Who does William talk with in Charlie's bar in Shreveport, Louisiana?
(a) Priest.
(b) A man who is a distant relative.
(c) A lady close to seventy.
(d) College students.

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

5. What does William name his truck for his journey across America?
(a) Piece o' junk.
(b) Ghost Dancing.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Pete.

6. What do James and Charles discuss with William?
(a) Sports.
(b) College writing classes.
(c) Food.
(d) Race relations.

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

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

9. What is the name of the road William takes in Arizona that is mountainous and has a sign "Impassable to Trailers"?
(a) Mountain Road.
(b) Onion Saddle Road.
(c) Route 146.
(d) Sky High Road.

10. As William crosses into Texas, what emotion is he feeling?
(a) Deep satisfaction.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Loneliness.

11. Whom were the towns of Manteo and Wanchese named after?
(a) Indian interpreters.
(b) English explorers.
(c) Plant names.
(d) English towns.

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

13. What happens to William's van on the campus of East Carolina University?
(a) Someone tries to steal it.
(b) It starts to get towed.
(c) It breaks down.
(d) Students laugh at it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does William meet Bob Andriot, Tony Harkin, and Kirk Littefield in?

2. Who is Porfirio Sanchez?

3. What reception does William receive from people in the Hopi Indian reservation?

4. Who is Claude Tyler?

5. What are Bob, Tony, and Kirk rebuilding?

(see the answer keys)

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