To answer this question, let's analyze the situation:
Jimmie Dean visited an island with two tribes: the east tribal people, who always tell lies, and the west tribal people, who always tell the truth.
Jimmie Dean saw a guy passing him and asked the tour guide to ask the guy where he lives. The tour guide asked the guy and came back with the answer: "he lives over west."
Given that the west tribal people always tell the truth, we can conclude that the tour guide was telling the truth.
Therefore, the correct answer is A) the tour guide was telling the truth.