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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. What mountains does William hike in while in Virginia?

2. What country was Robert Owen from?

3. What does William discover about the town of Liberty Bond, Washington?

4. What New England state is William in at the opening of Section 9?

5. What route does William take when he gets to New Jersey and wants to travel to the Pine Barrens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does William notice old tires as he drives through West Virginia?

6. How does Tom sell his maple syrup?

7. Describe William's visit with Scott Chisholm.

8. Describe how Captain Clark interacted with the Nez Perce Indians.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What Indian history does William learn about during his journey? Why are the Hopi Indians reluctant to talk with William when he is on the reservation? How does he learn about Hopi ways from Kendrick Fritz in a non-Indian setting?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what William learns about race relations in the Deep South. How do the views and attitudes of Ray contrast with those of James and Charles? Why is William surprised by these contrasting viewpoints?

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