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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, West by Southwest, Chapters 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What highway does William travel on when he begins his trip on March 20th?
(a) Interstate 22.
(b) Interstate 70.
(c) Interstate 68.
(d) Interstate 55.

2. Why is William stranded in Lafayette, Louisiana?
(a) Rain storm.
(b) No money for gas.
(c) Van was confiscated.
(d) Van broke down.

3. What is William impressed by in Fredericksburg, Texas?
(a) Size of the buildings.
(b) Great food.
(c) Its authenticity.
(d) Weather.

4. Who says "Find a way to make people bored with hating instead of helping"?
(a) William.
(b) Barbara Pierre.
(c) Dolores Del Rio.
(d) Mr. Martin.

5. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Porfirio's leg?

2. Who says "To me, being Indian means being responsible to my people. Helping with the best tools. Who invented penicillin doesn't matter"?

3. Where does William sleep for the night after he comes down an Appalachian mountain into Morristown, Tennessee?

4. What poet said "Memory is a kind of accomplishment" that William thinks of as he drives toward Dime Box?

5. Where does William sleep in Deming, New Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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