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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The route stretches between which two states?
(a) Washington and California.
(b) New York and Texas.
(c) Kansas and Utah.
(d) Maine and Georgia.

3. Along with being a journalist, it can also be said that Conway was working as a(n) ___________________.
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) Ethnologist.
(c) Genealogist.
(d) Archeologist.

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

5. Conway is known for having a strong ______________.
(a) Character.
(b) Back.
(c) Dogma.
(d) Heart.

6. Conway found it necessary to approach Big Eustace when he was in need of which of the following?
(a) Tractor.
(b) Signature.
(c) Kidney donor.
(d) Loan.

7. How many cassette tapes did Conway buy to use on the cross country journey?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 24.

8. In what type of dwelling did Conway live?
(a) Hut.
(b) Apartment.
(c) Teepee.
(d) House.

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

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

11. Gilbert recounts one of Conway's lectures given to a room full of people that looked and acted like _______________.
(a) Convicts.
(b) Jerks.
(c) Hoodlums.
(d) Street people.

12. What is the name of Conway's father?
(a) William Conway IV.
(b) Richard Conway II.
(c) Judson Conway I.
(d) Eustace Conway III.

13. What was the name of the professor that was impressed by Conway?
(a) Beck.
(b) Simmons.
(c) Lindsay.
(d) Clawson.

14. Gilbert makes reference to which famous generation?
(a) X.
(b) Baby boomers.
(c) Beat.
(d) McCarthy.

15. How much longer did the relationship between Conway and Donna last?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mrs. Conway when she took the silver flute passage?

2. Which of the following does not describe Conway?

3. The trip took her to remote parts of which state?

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

5. Gilbert's actions are compared to which president?

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