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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wears horn-rimmed glasses with lenses like the bottom of Coke bottles?
(a) Olson.
(b) Pearson.
(c) Baker.
(d) Stebbins.

2. What does Garraty call the twelve miles of zigzag roads in Chapter 7?
(a) Maine Switchback.
(b) Trucker's Hell.
(c) Hainesville Woods.
(d) Augusta Forest.

3. How do the Walkers plan on responding to what awaits them on the entrance ramp of the turnpike in Chapter 11?
(a) Mooning the crowd.
(b) A forty-six man raspberry.
(c) By standing in place.
(d) Ignoring it.

4. What three Walkers did people from out-of-state cheer for?
(a) Barkovitch, Pearson, Wyman.
(b) Scramm, Baker, Abraham.
(c) Parker, McVries, Johnson.
(d) Olson, Abraham, Washington.

5. When Chapter 8 begins, Ray vows to wait until at least what time before he eats anything?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Nine-thirty.
(c) Eight-thirty.
(d) Ten o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Jefferson Plantation puts up a banner congratulating the Walkers on making the 100-mile mark and belonging to this year's "Century Club"?

2. Whom does one of the highway repair men have ten bucks bet on?

3. What is the man who is holding up a sign about the Panama Canal wearing?

4. What headline does Garraty imagine seeing about Olson?

5. Why was one of the women in the crowd a standout in Chapter 11?

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