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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 does William find in the forest of the Cascades in Oregon that he places in a pail to photograph later?

2. What town does William look up in the library of Oregon State University?

3. What is the weather at the beginning of Section 9?

4. Where does William visit at the end of Section 7?

5. What kind of meat did Lewis and Clark favor on their expedition in the Northwest coast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe William's visit with Scott Chisholm.

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

4. What does William discover about Marion Horner Robie?

5. Describe William's experience with Alice Venable Middleton on Smith Island.

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

7. How did Duncan McDougal save the Astor fur trading post from destruction by the Indians?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of food in this travel experience. What is his most memorable eating experience on this trip? Where does he like to stop to eat? What advice does he have about cafes?

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 the value of the work that William does with Scott Chisholm. What does William believe is important about this work? How does he feel after completing it?

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