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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scott Chisholm live?

2. What is the relationship between William and Fred Tomlins?

3. What does William realize his journey resembles when he traces it on a map?

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

5. Whom does William call from a pay phone in western Oregon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Tom sell his maple syrup?

7. Is William impressed with Pete Marvin and his family?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does William think about the desert of the southwest? What does he say about solitude during this part of his trip? How does the hitchhiker Porfirio provide him with company? Provide specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the physical challenges William faces during his journey. How does William survive these challenges? What does he learn because of them? Provide specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the changes William encounters in Newport and Quonset, Rhode Island. Why is he so irritated with these changes? Why does he feel like history is being replaced with things that are unimportant?

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