The Lincoln Highway Quizzes

The Lincoln Highway Quiz 1

1 How did Duchess and Woolly get to Emmett’s home?
They stowed away in the back of the warden’s car.

They came on foot.

They hitch-hiked across the country.

They ended up there by accident.
2 Where does Duchess request they make a stop on their way to Omaha?
A grocery store for supplies

A theater where his father worked

The home for wayward boys where he stayed briefly

A gas station to get some snacks
3 What does Duchess give out at the orphanage?
Spare clothes

Strawberry preserves

Money

Candy
4 Where did Duchess get the strawberry preserves to hand out?
Sally

Emmett's home

Mr. Ransom

Billy
5 What does Sister Agnes gift to Billy?
New clothes for the trip

A copy of the Bible

A St. Christopher’s medal

A loaf of bread and jam
6 What does a St. Christopher’s medal symbolize?
Blessings and good fortune for orphans

Goodwill

He is the patron saint of travelers

Protection against evil
7 How do Duchess and Woolly manage to steal Emmett’s car?
Billy falls asleep in the car

Duchess tells Billy that they will return the car in time for their trip to California

Duchess knocks Emmett out

Woolly tricks Billy into going to the bathroom
8 What does Sister Agnes tell Emmett about Duchess?
How Duchess got his name

That Duchess was violent at the orphanage

How Duchess came to the orphanage

How Duchess was born
9 Why does Emmett feel awkward around Sally?
They were formerly involved romantically

He feels awkward that her father owns his house

They grew up together

He blames her father for his father's death
10 What was the name of Salina’s ex-warden?
Ackerly

Williams

Hardy

Snyder
11 What is Woolly’s main reason for leaving Salina?
He missed his mother.

He missed his sister.

He hated the food.

He cannot stand the monotony of routine life.
12 How much money does Emmett’s father leave for him?
Nothing

1,000 dollars

3,000 dollars

30,000 dollars
13 How much money does Woolly claim is in his trust fund?
He does not know exactly

150,000 dollars

300,000 dollars

1,500,000 dollars
14 Which famous historical figure did Woolly’s grandfather admire?
Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Napoleon

Ulysses S. Grant
15 What famous historical speech did Woolly recite at his family’s celebration when he was ten?
Patrick Henry's speech for independence

The Gettysburg Address

George Washington's Inaugural Address

FDR's Inaugural Address
16 At a statue of which historical figure does Duchess find Woolly?
George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Napoleon

Mark Antony
17 What is the name of the restaurant that Duchess describes to Woolly?
Horatio's

Leonello’s

Sal's

Ricardo’s
18 What is the combination to the safe that Woolly’s great-grandfather’s kept?
The date of the Gettysburg Address

The end of the American Civil War

George Washington’s birthday

The Fourth of July
19 What holiday does Emmett and Billy’s mother enjoy most?
Thanksgiving

Christmas

The Fourth of July

Valentine's Day
20 How much money do each of the three boys end up with at the end of the novel?
20,000 dollars

50,000 dollars

100,000 dollars

3,000 dollars
21 How was Duchess originally planning to get to New York?
By hitchhiking

By stealing the warden’s car

A train

The Greyhound
22 What does Woolly like to listen to on the radio?
News reports

Advertisements and commercials

Radio shows

Pop songs
23 How does Emmett find food on the train?
He pretends to be a paying customer

He does not manage to find anything to eat

He steals from the kitchen car

He finds a private car with leftover food
24 How much does Emmett get tipped by the hungover passengers in the private car?
10 dollars

500 dollars

5 dollars

50 dollars
25 What does Woolly have a problem with?
Alcohol

Sleeping

Kleptomania

Drugs

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