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 ended up there by accident.

They came on foot.

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

The home for wayward boys where he stayed briefly

A grocery store for supplies

A gas station to get some snacks
3 What does Duchess give out at the orphanage?
Spare clothes

Strawberry preserves

Money

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

Mr. Ransom

Emmett's home

Billy
5 What does Sister Agnes gift to Billy?
New clothes for the trip

A loaf of bread and jam

A St. Christopher’s medal

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

Blessings and good fortune for orphans

Goodwill

He is the patron saint of travelers
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

Duchess knocks Emmett out

Billy falls asleep in the car

Woolly tricks Billy into going to the bathroom
8 What does Sister Agnes tell Emmett about Duchess?
How Duchess got his name

How Duchess was born

That Duchess was violent at the orphanage

How Duchess came to the orphanage
9 Why does Emmett feel awkward around Sally?
He feels awkward that her father owns his house

They grew up together

They were formerly involved romantically

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

Snyder

Williams

Hardy
11 What is Woolly’s main reason for leaving Salina?
He missed his sister.

He missed his mother.

He hated the food.

He cannot stand the monotony of routine life.
12 How much money does Emmett’s father leave for him?
Nothing

3,000 dollars

30,000 dollars

1,000 dollars
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?
Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

Napoleon

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

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

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

Horatio's

Leonello’s

Ricardo’s
18 What is the combination to the safe that Woolly’s great-grandfather’s kept?
The end of the American Civil War

The date of the Gettysburg Address

The Fourth of July

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

The Fourth of July

Christmas

Thanksgiving
20 How much money do each of the three boys end up with at the end of the novel?
50,000 dollars

20,000 dollars

100,000 dollars

3,000 dollars
21 How was Duchess originally planning to get to New York?
A train

By hitchhiking

The Greyhound

By stealing the warden’s car
22 What does Woolly like to listen to on the radio?
Radio shows

News reports

Advertisements and commercials

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

He steals from the kitchen car

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?
50 dollars

10 dollars

500 dollars

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

Alcohol

Sleeping

Drugs

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