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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) Mountainous roads.
(b) Potholes.
(c) Muddy roads.
(d) Flat terrain.

2. What job did Fred have in the Vietnam war?
(a) Gunner.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Medic.
(d) Soldier.

3. What time does William meet Tom at the dock in the morning?
(a) Six.
(b) Three-thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

4. For what is Spotsylvania, Virginia known?
(a) Pig farms.
(b) The production of steel.
(c) Farmer's markets.
(d) Major Civil War site.

5. What is Alba Bartholomew doing in Pitt, Washington?
(a) Painting landscapes.
(b) Hang gliding.
(c) Singing in a band.
(d) Lecturing on environmental issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William meet Pete Marvin and his family?

2. What entertainment is taking place in a deserted naval base in Rhode Island?

3. What were the Rappites?

4. How did Arthur injure his hip?

5. What is the Algonquian name for the river that means "white shining"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does William have second thoughts about picking up the hitchhiker Arthur O. Bakke?

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

3. How does Tom sell his maple syrup?

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

5. Is William disappointed with the changes he sees in the Newport, Rhode Island, area?

6. What causes William to worry that he wants to give up on his trip and head for home when he is in Oregon?

7. How does Alba Bartholomew feel when he is hang gliding?

8. What memory does William have of Vern when he thinks about the lack of service at gas stations?

9. How does William feel about returning home?

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

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