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

2. What does the college student at Mississippi College give William at breakfast in the student cafeteria?
(a) Her favorite song list.
(b) Directions.
(c) Prayer modality.
(d) Course schedule.

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

4. What is William's advice about finding good food to eat in small towns?
(a) Count the numbers of cars parked outside.
(b) If it smells good, go for it.
(c) The more calendars hanging on the wall, the better the food.
(d) Look at the pies first.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Claude Tyler?

2. Who gave the "Path of Peace" its name?

3. Where does William sleep in Deming, New Mexico?

4. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?

5. What is the name of the road William takes in Arizona that is mountainous and has a sign "Impassable to Trailers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what William learns about Cajun music while in Louisiana.

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

3. How does William describe Johnson City?

4. What significance does William's trip take on when he reaches Alabama?

5. Does William enjoy the open landscape of New Mexico?

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

7. What does William learn from Claud Tyler in Dime Box, Texas?

8. What does William learn from meeting James Walker and Charles Davis?

9. How does William discover information about his Caucasian relatives in North Carolina?

10. Describe William's dinner at Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge.

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