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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. How old was Conway when he moved out of the family home?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

2. The author refers to the American man as being part stereotype, part ______________.
(a) Myth.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Desire.
(d) Foolishness.

3. Conway attempted to prove to the man that he was some type of ________________.
(a) Hunter.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Trapper.

4. How many cassette tapes did Conway buy to use on the cross country journey?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 18.

5. What is the name of a place shared by many of like minds?
(a) Sanitarium.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Commune.
(d) Flop house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Karen Conway raised?

2. How much longer did the relationship between Conway and Donna last?

3. What was the name of Conway's "hillbilly mentor?"

4. Who did Conway want to meet so much that he would leave the country for a time?

5. What items were spread across the desk when Gilbert sat talking to Conway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Isabella Bird? Why was she fascinated by the stereotypical American man?

2. What does Gilbert say about Conway's journey to find the primitive people in Guatemala? How did Conway find the people?

3. How old was Conway when he set out on his own for the first time?

4. Eustace Conway has become famous for what activities?

5. What aspect of Turtle Island Preserve was most difficult for Conway?

6. What about Conway's childhood might shock most modern parents?

7. Gilbert states that Conway's childhood gave him the courage and ambition to take on which activities?

8. Gilbert compares Conway to Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. What is the comparison?

9. What are Gilbert's thoughts on the "American man?" How is this character typically viewed?

10. What influence did Karen Conway have over the reconciliation of Little Eustace and Big Eustace?

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