The Lincoln Highway Quizzes

The Lincoln Highway Quiz 1

1 How did Duchess and Woolly get to Emmett’s home?
They hitch-hiked across the country.

They came on foot.

They ended up there by accident.

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?
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?
Candy

Money

Strawberry preserves

Spare clothes
4 Where did Duchess get the strawberry preserves to hand out?
Emmett's home

Sally

Billy

Mr. Ransom
5 What does Sister Agnes gift to Billy?
A St. Christopher’s medal

New clothes for the trip

A loaf of bread and jam

A copy of the Bible
6 What does a St. Christopher’s medal symbolize?
Blessings and good fortune for orphans

He is the patron saint of travelers

Goodwill

Protection against evil
7 How do Duchess and Woolly manage to steal Emmett’s car?
Duchess tells Billy that they will return the car in time for their trip to California

Billy falls asleep in the car

Duchess knocks Emmett out

Woolly tricks Billy into going to the bathroom
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?
He feels awkward that her father owns his house

They were formerly involved romantically

They grew up together

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

Williams

Ackerly

Snyder
11 What is Woolly’s main reason for leaving Salina?
He hated the food.

He missed his mother.

He cannot stand the monotony of routine life.

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

30,000 dollars

Nothing

3,000 dollars
13 How much money does Woolly claim is in his trust fund?
150,000 dollars

He does not know exactly

300,000 dollars

1,500,000 dollars
14 Which famous historical figure did Woolly’s grandfather admire?
Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Napoleon
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?
George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Napoleon

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

Sal's

Ricardo’s

Horatio's
18 What is the combination to the safe that Woolly’s great-grandfather’s kept?
George Washington’s birthday

The end of the American Civil War

The Fourth of July

The date of the Gettysburg Address
19 What holiday does Emmett and Billy’s mother enjoy most?
Christmas

Valentine's Day

Thanksgiving

The Fourth of July
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?
By stealing the warden’s car

By hitchhiking

A train

The Greyhound
22 What does Woolly like to listen to on the radio?
Pop songs

Radio shows

Advertisements and commercials

News reports
23 How does Emmett find food on the train?
He steals from the kitchen car

He finds a private car with leftover food

He does not manage to find anything to eat

He pretends to be a paying customer
24 How much does Emmett get tipped by the hungover passengers in the private car?
10 dollars

500 dollars

50 dollars

5 dollars
25 What does Woolly have a problem with?
Sleeping

Alcohol

Drugs

Kleptomania

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