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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year did Conway buy the first parcel of land for the preserve?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1992.

2. Gilbert's actions are compared to which president?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) George Washington.
(c) JFK.
(d) FDR.

3. Conway is compared to which mythological character?
(a) Billy the Kid.
(b) Paul Bunyan.
(c) Davy Crockett.
(d) Zeus.

4. It was also around this time that Conway began to do what?
(a) Cliff dive.
(b) Travel.
(c) Write.
(d) Paint.

5. In which city did the author meet the brothers?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) New York.

6. How old was Conway when he became a naturalist?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

7. What was the name of the parcel of land?
(a) Winfield Plain.
(b) Cabell Gregg.
(c) Boone Gulch.
(d) Blue Ridge Parkway.

8. Conway attempted to prove to the man that he was some type of ________________.
(a) Trapper.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Celebrity.

9. Unlike American men, European men tend to be more ___________________.
(a) Finicky.
(b) Grounded.
(c) Well bred.
(d) Provincial.

10. Which of the following was a skill not taught by Conway's mother?
(a) Locating clay.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Weaving.
(d) Stalking a deer.

11. What was the name of the man that agreed to provide a place to stay for the Long Riders?
(a) Martin.
(b) Winslow.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Pierson.

12. What was the name of Conway's "hillbilly mentor?"
(a) Bobo.
(b) Skunk.
(c) Hoy.
(d) Jeb.

13. What is the word that is repeatedly used as a synonym for the word expertise?
(a) Savvy.
(b) Acumen.
(c) Ruthless.
(d) Swift.

14. When Gilbert was in her twenties she decided to move to which state to become a cowgirl?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Montana.
(c) Utah.
(d) Texas.

15. Conway lived with people of which culture?
(a) Separatists.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Indonesian.
(d) Mayan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 6 begins in which year?

2. It is true that Crockett and Boone were both considered to be __________________.

3. Who did Conway want to meet so much that he would leave the country for a time?

4. What is the name of Conway and Valarie's mutual friend?

5. In what state was Conway born and raised?

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