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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 Doris Walker own in Manteo, North Carolina?
(a) Duchess of Dare restaurant.
(b) Ye Olde Diner.
(c) Fish House restaurant.
(d) Countryside Comfort Food.

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

3. What does William eat that looks like an "airy tube the color of a thunderhead"?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Hopi cornflakes.
(c) Dried scorpions.
(d) Candy.

4. What is the name of the bar William goes to in Austin, Nevada, where people toss coins on the bar for good luck?
(a) Wellspring Bar & Cafe.
(b) My Way Cafe.
(c) Clara's Golden Club.
(d) Coin Bar.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name do they have for the wind around Fort Stockton, Texas?

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

4. What is advertised on the business card that Mr. Watkins gives to William?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when William sleeps in his van on the campus of East Carolina University?

2. Describe Mr. Watkin's appearance.

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

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

5. What is Portal Paradise?

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

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

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

9. How does William describe Johnson City?

10. What is William's experience when he jumps into Hat Creek to wash up?

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