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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, North by Northeast, Chapters 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town is on the edge of a U.S. Navy bombing range in Section 5?
(a) Sacramento, California.
(b) Frenchman, Nevada.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Reno, Nevada.

2. Where does Scott Chisholm live?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. How does Pete make his living?
(a) Fixing automobiles.
(b) Selling hardware.
(c) Light farming.
(d) Banking.

4. What is a saguaro?
(a) Cactus.
(b) Desert snake.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Name of river.

5. How much money did an seventy-three-year-old Canadian woman win at the casino in Reno, Nevada?
(a) One hundred eighty-three thousand dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Two hundred thousand dollars.
(d) Six hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Pony Express exist, according to William in Section 5?

2. What reception does William receive from people in the Hopi Indian reservation?

3. What does William worry about most when he is stuck on top of the mountains while trying to get to Cedar City?

4. What does Mr. Watkins call his dog?

5. What does the college student at Mississippi College give William at breakfast in the student cafeteria?

(see the answer key)

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