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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Arthur O. Bakke?

2. What town in Connecticut used to make clipper ships?

3. What kind of transport business does Tom Hunter own?

4. Where does William sleep the first night he is in West Virginia?

5. Where does William travel to at the beginning of Section 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is William surprised to discover in The Sacred Pipe by Black Elk?

2. Is William disappointed with the changes he sees in the Newport, Rhode Island, area?

3. Does William feel bored with the flat terrain of Montana and North Dakota?

4. How does Tom sell his maple syrup?

5. What does William think of Grand Forks, North Dakota?

6. Describe William's visit with Scott Chisholm.

7. Is William impressed with Pete Marvin and his family?

8. Describe the day William spends with his friend, Fred Tomlins.

9. How does William help Stacie McDougald?

10. What memory does William have of Vern when he thinks about the lack of service at gas stations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are blue highways? Why did William choose these roads to travel across America? What does he mean when he says that the a man can lose himself on these highways in a metaphorical sense?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the value of the work that William does with Scott Chisholm. What does William believe is important about this work? How does he feel after completing it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of William's van, Ghost Dancing. Why does he give this name to his van? What does it represent to him?

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