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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the Pony Express exist, according to William in Section 5?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Seventeen months.
(d) Six months.

2. What is William impressed by in Fredericksburg, Texas?
(a) Great food.
(b) Weather.
(c) Its authenticity.
(d) Size of the buildings.

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

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

5. Where does William look for his relative's tombstone with Noel Jones?
(a) Greensboro.
(b) Jonesboro.
(c) Sandy Creek.
(d) Cookeville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doris Walker own in Manteo, North Carolina?

2. What is the occupation of the male relative William wants to learn more about?

3. Where does William sleep most nights on his trip across America?

4. What does William say about Kansas City, Kansas, in the opening pages of "South by Southwest"?

5. What is the "Path of Peace"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes William to travel across America?

2. Is William able to find anyone to talk with in the Hopi Indian reservation?

3. How does William describe Johnson City?

4. What does William learn from Kendrick Fritz?

5. Describe William's encounter with Porfirio Sanchez.

6. Who surprises William in Portal Paradise?

7. How does William feel about having dinner with his cousin in Shreveport?

8. What kind of work does William do in Wanchese, North Carolina?

9. When does William begin to question his plan to travel across America?

10. What figure in history is Dare County, North Carolina, named after?

(see the answer keys)

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