View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A woman who mistakenly beat a rug with her child rolled up in it.
(c) Civil War battle.
(d) Runaway train.

2. How long does William drive without seeing a single town west of Eldorado, Texas?
(a) Seventy-five miles.
(b) Sixty-two miles.
(c) Fifty miles.
(d) One hundred miles.

3. What do the Thurmonds in Tennessee feed to William before sending him on his way?
(a) Pumpkin bread.
(b) Chowder.
(c) Beans.
(d) Lunch and buttermilk pie.

4. Who led marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) James Walker.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Charles Davis.
(d) President Johnson.

5. What is the weather when William wakes up in Morristown?
(a) Hot.
(b) Cool and clear.
(c) Muggy.
(d) Snowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William stop to eat lunch in Vicksburg, Mississippi?

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

3. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?

4. In what state does William have a chance to learn more about his relatives?

5. Who is Porfirio Sanchez?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does William name his van "Ghost Dancing"?

3. What is Portal Paradise?

4. What causes William to travel across America?

5. How does William describe Johnson City?

6. What are blue highways?

7. What does William discover in Nameless, Tennessee?

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

9. Who surprises William in Portal Paradise?

10. Describe Mr. Watkin's appearance.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 684 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample