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 ended up there by accident.

They hitch-hiked across the country.

They stowed away in the back of the warden’s car.
2 Where does Duchess request they make a stop on their way to Omaha?

A theater where his father worked

A gas station to get some snacks

A grocery store for supplies

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

Spare clothes

Candy

Money

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

Billy

Mr. Ransom

Emmett's home

Sally
5 What does Sister Agnes gift to Billy?

A St. Christopher’s medal

A loaf of bread and jam

New clothes for the trip

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

Protection against evil

Goodwill

He is the patron saint of travelers

Blessings and good fortune for orphans
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?

How Duchess came to the orphanage

That Duchess was violent at the orphanage

How Duchess got his name

How Duchess was born
9 Why does Emmett feel awkward around Sally?

They were formerly involved romantically

They grew up together

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?

Ackerly

Hardy

Snyder

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

He missed his sister.

He hated the food.

He cannot stand the monotony of routine life.

He missed his mother.
12 How much money does Emmett’s father leave for him?

1,000 dollars

3,000 dollars

30,000 dollars

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

He does not know exactly

150,000 dollars

1,500,000 dollars

300,000 dollars
14 Which famous historical figure did Woolly’s grandfather admire?

Abraham Lincoln

Ulysses S. Grant

Napoleon

Theodore Roosevelt
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?

Mark Antony

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

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

Leonello’s

Ricardo’s

Sal'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 Fourth of July

The end of the American Civil War

George Washington’s birthday
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?

50,000 dollars

3,000 dollars

20,000 dollars

100,000 dollars
21 How was Duchess originally planning to get to New York?

A train

By stealing the warden’s car

The Greyhound

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

Pop songs

News reports

Advertisements and commercials

Radio shows
23 How does Emmett find food on the train?

He steals from the kitchen car

He finds a private car with leftover food

He pretends to be a paying customer

He does not manage to find anything to eat
24 How much does Emmett get tipped by the hungover passengers in the private car?

5 dollars

10 dollars

50 dollars

500 dollars
25 What does Woolly have a problem with?

Kleptomania

Drugs

Sleeping

Alcohol

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