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

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

3. How old was Conway when Donna made it clear that she wanted to get married?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 27.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Conway hiked mountains in which country?

2. What is the word that is repeatedly used as a synonym for the word expertise?

3. How old was Conway when he became a naturalist?

4. The author dismisses the common perception that Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone were _______________.

5. What was the name of the man that agreed to provide a place to stay for the Long Riders?

Short Essay Questions

1. To which famous frontiersman is Conway compared? Where would this person be found?

2. What aspect of Turtle Island Preserve was most difficult for Conway?

3. Discuss the juxtaposition of Conway's appearance and lifestyle.

4. Gilbert compares Conway to Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. What is the comparison?

5. What does Gilbert say about Conway's journey to find the primitive people in Guatemala? How did Conway find the people?

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

7. Why did visitors find the American man to be so fascinating?

8. How old was Conway when he set out on his own for the first time?

9. What is meant by the concept of America as a utopia?

10. What are Conway's memories of his first trips into the woods as a child? What did Conway's parents teach him?

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