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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 dislike about driving through Montana and North Dakota?
(a) Potholes.
(b) Muddy roads.
(c) Mountainous roads.
(d) Flat terrain.

2. What is the Algonquian name for the river that means "white shining"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Wabash.
(d) Evanston.

3. What is the relationship between William and Fred Tomlins?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Brother-in-law.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Friend.

4. Who takes William on a walking tour of Smith Island?
(a) James.
(b) Alice.
(c) Robert.
(d) Kerry.

5. Where does William visit at the end of Section 7?
(a) Thumb of Michigan.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Ann Arbor.
(d) Grand Rapids.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who named Cape Foulweather?

2. What does the man tell stories about on the ferry ride William takes from Connecticut?

3. What kind of suitcase does Arthur carry?

4. What does William like best about Pete and his family?

5. What town in Connecticut used to make clipper ships?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William discover when he travels into the Pine Barrens of New Jersey?

2. Describe William's experience sleeping in a dorm room at Central Michigan University.

3. What kind of reception does William receive when he is looking for directions to Othello, New Jersey?

4. Describe William's experience fishing on the Allison E.

5. What does Alice say changed the social pattern of Smith Island?

6. Describe the day William spends with his friend, Fred Tomlins.

7. Describe what William buys at the city market in Annapolis.

8. What does William think of Grand Forks, North Dakota?

9. How does William describe the location of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

10. How did Portland, Oregon, get its name?

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