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

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

3. What do Barbara and William talk about over lunch?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Race relations.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Philosophy.

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

5. Why is William stranded in Lafayette, Louisiana?
(a) Rain storm.
(b) No money for gas.
(c) Van was confiscated.
(d) Van broke down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Watkins call his dog?

2. What kind of work does William do for pay in Wanchese, North Carolina?

3. What poet said "Memory is a kind of accomplishment" that William thinks of as he drives toward Dime Box?

4. Who is Porfirio going to visit in Big Spring, Texas?

5. What slogan does the bank's advertising billboard have on it in Jonesboro, Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William discover in Nameless, Tennessee?

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

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

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

5. What does William learn from Kendrick Fritz?

6. Describe the weather conditions as William drives across the Appalachian Mountains.

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

8. What does William tell the reader about the Natchez Trace Parkway?

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

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

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