The Lincoln Highway Quizzes

The Lincoln Highway Quiz 1

By Cass Han · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed September 20, 2023

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 ended up there by accident.

They hitch-hiked across the country.
2 Where does Duchess request they make a stop on their way to Omaha?

A grocery store for supplies

The home for wayward boys where he stayed briefly

A gas station to get some snacks

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

Spare clothes

Money

Candy

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

Emmett's home

Sally

Mr. Ransom

Billy
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?

He is the patron saint of travelers

Goodwill

Protection against evil

Blessings and good fortune for orphans
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

Woolly tricks Billy into going to the bathroom

Duchess knocks Emmett out
8 What does Sister Agnes tell Emmett about Duchess?

How Duchess was born

How Duchess came to the orphanage

That Duchess was violent at the orphanage

How Duchess got his name
9 Why does Emmett feel awkward around Sally?

They were formerly involved romantically

They grew up together

He blames her father for his father's death

He feels awkward that her father owns his house
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 mother.

He missed his sister.

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

3,000 dollars

1,000 dollars

Nothing

30,000 dollars
13 How much money does Woolly claim is in his trust fund?

150,000 dollars

300,000 dollars

He does not know exactly

1,500,000 dollars
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?

The Gettysburg Address

FDR's Inaugural Address

George Washington's Inaugural Address

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

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Napoleon

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

Horatio's

Ricardo’s

Sal's

Leonello’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

The end of the American Civil War

George Washington’s birthday
19 What holiday does Emmett and Billy’s mother enjoy most?

Valentine's Day

Thanksgiving

The Fourth of July

Christmas
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

3,000 dollars

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

A train

By hitchhiking

By stealing the warden’s car

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

Pop songs

Advertisements and commercials

News reports

Radio shows
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?

5 dollars

500 dollars

10 dollars

50 dollars
25 What does Woolly have a problem with?

Drugs

Alcohol

Sleeping

Kleptomania

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