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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. Conway compares which of the following to brilliant music?
(a) Falling icicles.
(b) Chirping birds.
(c) Rushing water.
(d) Dialects.

2. Conway feels it is his destiny to save which of the following?
(a) Oceans.
(b) World.
(c) Earth.
(d) Frontier.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Conway stay?

2. Gilbert makes reference to which famous generation?

3. Conway lived with people of which culture?

4. When asked about her unconventional parenting skills, Mrs. Conway is _______________.

5. People in Conway's crowd referred to him as being _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What activities did Conway take part in before and during his college career?

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

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

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

6. Conway had little to no money when he returned to North Carolina. Discuss Conway's plan.

7. Describe Karen Conway's childhood.

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

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

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

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