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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Conway when he moved out of the family home?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

2. Conway applied for a job as which of the following?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Caretaker.
(d) Farmer.

3. How long did Conway stay?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. What is the name of Conway's younger brother?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Jake.
(d) Judson.

5. Conway lived with which tribe in Mexico?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Catawba.
(d) Pueblo.

6. What was present in that location that could have severely injured the children?
(a) Accelerants.
(b) Fire.
(c) Poisonous snakes.
(d) Quicksand.

7. What was the name of the route taken by Conway?
(a) American Discovery Trail.
(b) Route 66.
(c) Continental Divide.
(d) Appalachian Trail.

8. Conway objected to the idea of marriage due to which factor?
(a) Immaturity.
(b) Conway didn't love Donna.
(c) Having no money.
(d) Donna's parents hated him.

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

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

11. Conway flew to which country to realize his dream?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Japan.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Canada.

12. What type of saddle did Conway use on the trip?
(a) English.
(b) Cavalry.
(c) Ranger.
(d) Western.

13. Chapter 4 begins in which year?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1989
(d) 1993.

14. Gilbert comments on which famous treaty?
(a) Treaty of Paris.
(b) Declaration of Independence.
(c) Treaty of London.
(d) Marshall Plan.

15. Conway eventually set a world record for which of the following activities?
(a) Scaling Denali alone.
(b) Swimming from California to Hawaii.
(c) Collecting the most whild animal skins.
(d) Riding a horse cross country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Conway work at Turtle Island before he began to burn out?

2. What name is used to describe a type of valley in the Appalachian Mountains?

3. Conway hiked mountains in which country?

4. What subject did the professor teach?

5. Conway attempted to prove to the man that he was some type of ________________.

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