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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 meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

2. What reception does William receive from people in the Hopi Indian reservation?
(a) Inclusive.
(b) Welcoming.
(c) Some talk, while others listen.
(d) No one is willing to talk with him.

3. Who says "Find a way to make people bored with hating instead of helping"?
(a) Dolores Del Rio.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) William.
(d) Barbara Pierre.

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

5. How old is Porfirio?
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) Sixty-seven.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food and music does William enjoy in a bar named Eric's in Louisiana?

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

3. What is William's advice about finding good food to eat in small towns?

4. What job did Brother Bob have before he became a monk?

5. What does "day down" mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does William discover in Nameless, Tennessee?

5. What does William learn from Kendrick Fritz?

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

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

8. When Ghost Dancing is blocked on a mountain road at 10,000 feet, how does William survive the night?

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

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

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