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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 is the name of the bar William goes to in Austin, Nevada, where people toss coins on the bar for good luck?
(a) My Way Cafe.
(b) Clara's Golden Club.
(c) Wellspring Bar & Cafe.
(d) Coin Bar.

2. What does William think of Dime Box, Texas?
(a) It's a fun town.
(b) Too glitzy for him.
(c) Perfect setting for a Western movie.
(d) Very unsettling.

3. 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.

4. Where did William buy The Sacred Pipe, by Black Elk?
(a) Miami.
(b) Boston.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Denver.

5. What is the name of the bar where William sees rattlesnake skins nailed to the wall?
(a) Watering Well.
(b) Sonny's Place.
(c) Lonestar Pub.
(d) Rick's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?

2. Who says "Find a way to make people bored with hating instead of helping"?

3. With whom does William eat dinner in Shreveport?

4. Whom were the towns of Manteo and Wanchese named after?

5. What poet does William quote in his description of being stuck on top of the mountain pass road when he his headed to Cedar City?

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