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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Karen Conway raised?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Asheville.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Salt Lake City.

2. Conway hiked mountains in which country?
(a) Canada.
(b) Germany.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Italy.

3. Which of the following is not part of the American man's unusual attire?
(a) Large boots.
(b) Whip.
(c) Leather clothing.
(d) Spurs.

4. Which is not one of the animals acquired on the cross country trip?
(a) Fat Albert.
(b) Chavez.
(c) Charlie Brown.
(d) Blackie.

5. In what month did Donna move out of the teepee?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Conway lived with which tribe in Mexico?

3. Where did the professor go to college?

4. What subject did the professor teach?

5. In which city did the author meet the brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What influence did Karen Conway have over the reconciliation of Little Eustace and Big Eustace?

2. What about Conway's childhood might shock most modern parents?

3. How does Gilbert compare the American man to the European man?

4. What are Gilbert's thoughts on the "American man?" How is this character typically viewed?

5. Describe Karen Conway's childhood.

6. Gilbert discusses the history of the American frontier. Examine at least two of the most important items discussed by Gilbert.

7. What caused the relationship between Little Eustace and Big Eustace to be healed, even if only marginally?

8. What one thing stood in the way of the realization of Conway's vision? How did Conway solve the problem?

9. What type of travel was Conway involved in while in school?

10. What behaviors did Conway exhibit that most concerned Donna?

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