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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. Conway objected to the idea of marriage due to which factor?

2. What is the first name of the main character?

3. In which year did Conway buy the first parcel of land for the preserve?

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

5. Conway intended to design Turtle Island to operate how many hours per day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Conway's relationship with Donna at this time?

2. What one thing stood in the way of the realization of Conway's vision? How did Conway solve the problem?

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

4. How does Gilbert compare the American man to the European man?

5. Discuss the pros and cons of Conway's blossoming celebrity.

6. Eustace Conway has become famous for what activities?

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

8. What behaviors did Conway exhibit that most concerned Donna?

9. Why did visitors find the American man to be so fascinating?

10. Examine the incident in which Conway impressed Professor Clawson.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Turtle Island Preserve is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains are nearby to the west. Compare and contrast the two mountain ranges. Select a mountain range close to you to add to the comparison. If there are no mountains nearby, compare the two mountain ranges with the Appalachian Mountains.

Essay Topic 2

Conway openly admits to putting on an act of the wild mountain man to get attention. Do you think this behavior tarnishes Conway's reputation? Explain. Also explain how Conway tends to respond to those people. Write out a scenario in which Conway is confronted, negatively and/or positively regarding his unusual behavior.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think people are unable to absorb Conway's message? Do you think that people are too busy or simply aren't interested? What could Conway do to capture the interest of the people who are not typically inclined to think about or try to preserve nature? Write a speech from Conway's point of view geared toward those people who might be hard to convince that nature is vital to our survival.

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