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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. Who says "To me, being Indian means being responsible to my people. Helping with the best tools. Who invented penicillin doesn't matter"?
(a) Kendrick Fritz.
(b) Gas station attendant.
(c) Author of "Zoom!"
(d) William.

2. What is the name of the inn in Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson almost got tarred and feathered?
(a) Inn at Jonesboro.
(b) River Inn.
(c) Chester Inn.
(d) Stage Coach Inn.

3. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Brunch.

4. With whom does William eat dinner in Shreveport?
(a) Professors.
(b) College students.
(c) His cousin.
(d) Strangers in a bar.

5. What is the weather when William wakes up in Morristown?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Hot.
(c) Cool and clear.
(d) Muggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does William drive without seeing a single town west of Eldorado, Texas?

2. Who is Porfirio going to visit in Big Spring, Texas?

3. How old is Porfirio?

4. What state is William in when he marks one thousand miles into his journey?

5. What kind of work does William do for pay in Wanchese, North Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Barbara Pierre and William talk about over lunch?

2. Does William enjoy the open landscape of New Mexico?

3. Describe what William learns about Cajun music while in Louisiana.

4. What happens when William sleeps in his van on the campus of East Carolina University?

5. How does William feel about having dinner with his cousin in Shreveport?

6. What does William learn from meeting James Walker and Charles Davis?

7. What are blue highways?

8. What does William discover in Nameless, Tennessee?

9. Why does William name his van "Ghost Dancing"?

10. How does William describe Johnson City?

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