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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, South by Southeast, Chapters 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?
(a) Diner.
(b) Camp site.
(c) Hotel for fishermen.
(d) Theme park.

2. What do Barbara and William talk about over lunch?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Race relations.

3. Where does William stop to eat lunch in Vicksburg, Mississippi?
(a) Run-down diner.
(b) Bakery.
(c) Italian eatery.
(d) Civil War earthworks.

4. What kind of eyebrows does William describe Kermit Pell as having?
(a) White.
(b) Groucho Marx.
(c) Wispy.
(d) Delicate.

5. Why does William Least Heat-Moon decide to go on a driving trip across America?
(a) He loses his teaching job.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He has always wanted to travel and now has money to do it.
(d) He has to get to New England in six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the inn in Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson almost got tarred and feathered?

2. What state does William meet Bob Andriot, Tony Harkin, and Kirk Littefield in?

3. What is the weather when William wakes up in Morristown?

4. What reason for wearing suspenders does William tell an older man in Wanchese?

5. What do the Thurmonds in Tennessee feed to William before sending him on his way?

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