The Foot Race Across America - Journeys Quiz

Which sentence form the text supports the MAIN idea that Andy loved to run?

• "He ran five miles to school."

• "He graduated from high school in 1927."

• Andy, now age twenty, went to Los Angeles, California."

• "One day, he read an ad in a newspaper that would change his life."

What MAIN idea from the text is supported by the sentence below:

There were dance marathons, six-day bicycle races, even people setting records for sitting on flagpoles.

• "Andy Payne was excited."

• "The 1920s were already known for crazy contests."

• "The winner would receive twenty-five thousand dollars!"

• "The prize money would help his parents pay for the farm."

Who were the runners competing against Andy?

• people from the United States

• people from Finland and Switzerland

• many different types of people from many countries

• mostly sixteen-year-olds and some thirty-six-year-olds

Why was the race harder AFTER the first day?

• They had to run for seventeen miles.

• A record was kept of the runners' times.

• Many people had to drop out of the race.

• The climbs were steep, and the sun was hot.

How did C.C. Pyle make it harder for the runners?

• He kept changing the rules of the race.

• He gave them big meals at the start of the race.

• He served them poor stews, and they had to sleep in barns.

• He made them run through snow and mud in northern Texas.

Why was the race called "The Bunion Derby"?

• because Andy had bunions

• because Andy did not have bunions

• because many of the runners had bunions

• because the runners were called bunioneers

Where did the race end?

• New York City

• Oklahoma City

• Northern Texas

• Puente, California

How many runners managed to finish the race?

• three

• fifty-five

• one hundred

• two hundred

What dream did Andy Payne achieve?

• He became a good runner.

• He won the race and $10,000.

• He won the race and $25,000.

• He took a train back home to Oklahoma.

What is this text MOSTLY about?

• Andy Payne's family farm

• why people drop out of races

• a young man who fulfilled his dream

• how easy it is to win a race if you try