The Lincoln Highway Quizzes

The Lincoln Highway Quiz 1

1 How did Duchess and Woolly get to Emmett’s home?
They came on foot.

They stowed away in the back of the warden’s car.

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?
The home for wayward boys where he stayed briefly

A grocery store for supplies

A gas station to get some snacks

A theater where his father worked
3 What does Duchess give out at the orphanage?
Strawberry preserves

Spare clothes

Candy

Money
4 Where did Duchess get the strawberry preserves to hand out?
Mr. Ransom

Emmett's home

Sally

Billy
5 What does Sister Agnes gift to Billy?
A loaf of bread and jam

A St. Christopher’s medal

New clothes for the trip

A copy of the Bible
6 What does a St. Christopher’s medal symbolize?
Goodwill

He is the patron saint of travelers

Blessings and good fortune for orphans

Protection against evil
7 How do Duchess and Woolly manage to steal Emmett’s car?
Duchess knocks Emmett out

Woolly tricks Billy into going to the bathroom

Billy falls asleep in the car

Duchess tells Billy that they will return the car in time for their trip to California
8 What does Sister Agnes tell Emmett about Duchess?
That Duchess was violent at the orphanage

How Duchess came to the orphanage

How Duchess was born

How Duchess got his name
9 Why does Emmett feel awkward around Sally?
They grew up together

They were formerly involved romantically

He feels awkward that her father owns his house

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

Snyder

Hardy

Ackerly
11 What is Woolly’s main reason for leaving Salina?
He cannot stand the monotony of routine life.

He hated the food.

He missed his mother.

He missed his sister.
12 How much money does Emmett’s father leave for him?
1,000 dollars

Nothing

30,000 dollars

3,000 dollars
13 How much money does Woolly claim is in his trust fund?
He does not know exactly

300,000 dollars

1,500,000 dollars

150,000 dollars
14 Which famous historical figure did Woolly’s grandfather admire?
Ulysses S. Grant

Napoleon

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt
15 What famous historical speech did Woolly recite at his family’s celebration when he was ten?
FDR's Inaugural Address

Patrick Henry's speech for independence

George Washington's Inaugural Address

The Gettysburg Address
16 At a statue of which historical figure does Duchess find Woolly?
Mark Antony

Napoleon

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington
17 What is the name of the restaurant that Duchess describes to Woolly?
Ricardo’s

Leonello’s

Sal's

Horatio's
18 What is the combination to the safe that Woolly’s great-grandfather’s kept?
The Fourth of July

The date of the Gettysburg Address

George Washington’s birthday

The end of the American Civil War
19 What holiday does Emmett and Billy’s mother enjoy most?
Thanksgiving

The Fourth of July

Christmas

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

100,000 dollars

3,000 dollars

50,000 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

Pop songs

Advertisements and commercials

Radio shows
23 How does Emmett find food on the train?
He finds a private car with leftover food

He does not manage to find anything to eat

He pretends to be a paying customer

He steals from the kitchen car
24 How much does Emmett get tipped by the hungover passengers in the private car?
500 dollars

5 dollars

50 dollars

10 dollars
25 What does Woolly have a problem with?
Drugs

Kleptomania

Alcohol

Sleeping

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