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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. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?
(a) Diner.
(b) Theme park.
(c) Camp site.
(d) Hotel for fishermen.

2. What town in Tennessee is William's favorite name of all the towns he visits on his journey?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Athens.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Nameless.

3. What holiday is it when William wakes up in Cookeville, Tennessee?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Christmas.

4. What are Bob, Tony, and Kirk rebuilding?
(a) A school.
(b) A cabin.
(c) A historic building.
(d) A boat.

5. How long does William drive without seeing a single town west of Eldorado, Texas?
(a) One hundred miles.
(b) Sixty-two miles.
(c) Fifty miles.
(d) Seventy-five miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does William eat dinner in Shreveport?

2. Who is Porfirio Sanchez?

3. What does the college student at Mississippi College give William at breakfast in the student cafeteria?

4. How old is Porfirio?

5. What is William's advice about finding good food to eat in small towns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are blue highways?

4. What kind of work does William do in Wanchese, North Carolina?

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

6. How does William describe Johnson City?

7. What significance does William's trip take on when he reaches Alabama?

8. What does William learn from Kendrick Fritz?

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

10. What does William learn from Claud Tyler in Dime Box, Texas?

(see the answer keys)

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