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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. Whom does William call from a pay phone in western Oregon?
(a) His wife.
(b) Barbara Pierre.
(c) A fellow teacher.
(d) The police.

2. What is the natural wonder that stands 300 feet high on the northern Oregon coast?
(a) Fairy Mountain.
(b) Flowerpot Rocks.
(c) Haystack Rock.
(d) Sandstone Rocks.

3. To what is Tom referring when he says 'If there's something better to eat, I never ate it"?
(a) Maple cream.
(b) Green beans.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Steak.

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

5. What does William see on Route 33 in West Virginia that signals a hard life?
(a) Steel skyscrapers.
(b) Modern apartments.
(c) Run down farms.
(d) Tidy, neat stores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plane does William go up in to get an aerial view of Moscow, Idaho?

2. With what did Duncan McDougal threaten the Indian population in order to save the town of Astoria, Oregon?

3. What is the nickname of the residents of Pine Barrens?

4. What river does William cross to get into Gallipolis, Ohio?

5. What country was Robert Owen from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is William's state of mind when he is traveling through New England?

4. What does William discover about Marion Horner Robie?

5. How does Tom sell his maple syrup?

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

7. How does William describe the town of New Harmony?

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

9. How does William help Stacie McDougald?

10. What is William surprised to discover in The Sacred Pipe by Black Elk?

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