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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 do James and Charles discuss with William?
(a) College writing classes.
(b) Sports.
(c) Race relations.
(d) Food.

2. What kind of meat did Lewis and Clark favor on their expedition in the Northwest coast?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Horse.
(c) Beaver tail.
(d) Rabbit.

3. What does Doris Walker own in Manteo, North Carolina?
(a) Duchess of Dare restaurant.
(b) Countryside Comfort Food.
(c) Ye Olde Diner.
(d) Fish House restaurant.

4. What kind of work does William do for pay in Wanchese, North Carolina?
(a) Loads crates of hard-shell crabs.
(b) Goes crabbing.
(c) Scrubs boat deck.
(d) Prepares crab sandwiches.

5. What phrase does Black Elk use in The Sacred Pipe that stuns William because he thought he had coined the phrase?
(a) Ruled by his senses.
(b) Blue road.
(c) Ancient rites of man.
(d) Mute looking glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William say about Kansas City, Kansas, in the opening pages of "South by Southwest"?

2. What plant does William say the Indians used to wrap their food in for cooking?

3. What is a saguaro?

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

5. Who led marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama?

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