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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Garraty, whose hair was going gray before he died?
(a) Gribble.
(b) Olson.
(c) Mike.
(d) Scramm.

2. Where did Garraty and Jan sometimes stop after going to the movies?
(a) Dairy Stop.
(b) Dairy Ice.
(c) Dairy Joy.
(d) Dairy Queen.

3. In Chapter 15, Garraty realizes he must go on for what reason?
(a) To make his father proud.
(b) Because he is Maine's Own.
(c) To make Jan proud.
(d) Because otherwise he's be shot.

4. What day of the week was it that Garraty found out that he was selected for the Walk?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

5. What is Jan waving when Garraty first sees her?
(a) Sign.
(b) Blue scarf.
(c) Hand.
(d) Orange hat.

6. What college do the young men who make a human pyramid attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Maine State University.
(c) University of Maine.
(d) University of New Hampshire.

7. Who is the Walker who hasn't talked to anyone in two hours nor touched his canteen in Chapter 9?
(a) Pearson.
(b) McVries.
(c) Scramm.
(d) Olson.

8. What do Garraty's legs feel like after climbing a hill in Chapter 10?
(a) Pins and needles.
(b) Jello.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Water.

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

10. Who says, "he died like a bug under a microscope"?
(a) McVries.
(b) Baker.
(c) Garraty.
(d) Stebbins.

11. What headline does Garraty imagine seeing about Olson?
(a) LONG WALKER STARVES TO DEATH.
(b) LONG WALK PARTICIPANT FILLED WITH 100 HOLES.
(c) LONG WALK WON BY DEAD MAN.
(d) LONG WALKER ESCAPES.

12. Whom does Garraty first ask about helping Scramm's wife?
(a) Pearson.
(b) Stebbins.
(c) Barkovitch.
(d) Abraham.

13. What does Garraty's spine feel like in Chapter 14?
(a) Jelly.
(b) Pins and needles.
(c) Blue rod of fire.
(d) Splintered broomstick.

14. What is waiting for the Walkers on the entrance ramp of the turnpike in Chapter 11?
(a) The Major.
(b) Four-hundred-gun-salute.
(c) Television news crew.
(d) A marching band.

15. What tribe are the two brothers members of?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Iroquois.
(c) Hopi.
(d) Sioux.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barkovitch say that he wants as his prize?

2. Who knows no fatigue in Chapter 11?

3. What state is Scramm from?

4. What does Garraty tell McVries about Barkovitch winning in Chapter 9?

5. Who is Garraty's mother's friend who tries to talk him out of the race and what does he do for a living?

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