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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, North by Northwest, Chapters 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does William worry about most when he is stuck on top of the mountains while trying to get to Cedar City?
(a) Too much traffic.
(b) Bear attack.
(c) Hot temperatures.
(d) Flat tire.

2. What was the name of the first American ship to stop at the Northwest coast in 1788?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Lady Washington.
(c) The Mount Vernon.
(d) Lincoln.

3. Who named Cape Foulweather?
(a) Captain Lewis.
(b) Captain James Cook.
(c) Black Elk.
(d) Captain Clark.

4. What weather does William say causes "Oregon blues"?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Rainy periods.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Snow storms.

5. What story does Noel tell William when they are standing by the location of an old spring?
(a) Town lore about a bear attack.
(b) Civil War battle.
(c) Runaway train.
(d) A woman who mistakenly beat a rug with her child rolled up in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Barbara and William talk about over lunch?

2. With whom does William eat dinner in Shreveport?

3. What job did Brother Bob have before he became a monk?

4. Who is Claude Tyler?

5. What kind of bird made a hole in the statue of Sir Walter Raleigh in Manteo, North Carolina?

(see the answer key)

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