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 hitch-hiked across the country.

They came on foot.

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

A gas station to get some snacks

The home for wayward boys where he stayed briefly
3 What does Duchess give out at the orphanage?

Money

Spare clothes

Strawberry preserves

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

Billy

Emmett's home

Sally

Mr. Ransom
5 What does Sister Agnes gift to Billy?

A St. Christopher’s medal

A copy of the Bible

A loaf of bread and jam

New clothes for the trip
6 What does a St. Christopher’s medal symbolize?

Goodwill

Blessings and good fortune for orphans

He is the patron saint of travelers

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

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

Billy falls asleep in the car
8 What does Sister Agnes tell Emmett about Duchess?

How Duchess got his name

How Duchess came to the orphanage

How Duchess was born

That Duchess was violent at the orphanage
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?

Snyder

Williams

Hardy

Ackerly
11 What is Woolly’s main reason for leaving Salina?

He cannot stand the monotony of routine life.

He missed his sister.

He missed his mother.

He hated the food.
12 How much money does Emmett’s father leave for him?

30,000 dollars

3,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

Nothing
13 How much money does Woolly claim is in his trust fund?

150,000 dollars

1,500,000 dollars

300,000 dollars

He does not know exactly
14 Which famous historical figure did Woolly’s grandfather admire?

Napoleon

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

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

FDR's Inaugural Address

George Washington's Inaugural Address

The Gettysburg Address

Patrick Henry's speech for independence
16 At a statue of which historical figure does Duchess find Woolly?

Abraham Lincoln

Mark Antony

Napoleon

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

Sal's

Ricardo’s

Leonello’s

Horatio'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?

Christmas

Valentine's Day

The Fourth of July

Thanksgiving
20 How much money do each of the three boys end up with at the end of the novel?

20,000 dollars

3,000 dollars

100,000 dollars

50,000 dollars
21 How was Duchess originally planning to get to New York?

A train

The Greyhound

By stealing the warden’s car

By hitchhiking
22 What does Woolly like to listen to on the radio?

Advertisements and commercials

Pop songs

Radio shows

News reports
23 How does Emmett find food on the train?

He does not manage to find anything to eat

He steals from the kitchen car

He pretends to be a paying customer

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

500 dollars

50 dollars

5 dollars

10 dollars
25 What does Woolly have a problem with?

Alcohol

Kleptomania

Sleeping

Drugs

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