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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, East by Northeast, Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the Pony Express exist, according to William in Section 5?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Seventeen months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four years.

2. As William crosses into Texas, what emotion is he feeling?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Deep satisfaction.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Excitement.

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

4. Where did Marion once work?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) Post office.
(d) Library.

5. Where does William spend the night in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho?
(a) Hotel.
(b) With Adventist church members.
(c) Campground.
(d) Church pew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does William meet Tom at the dock in the morning?

2. What is the Boston University student studying in Kennebunkport, Maine?

3. Where does William stop to eat lunch in Vicksburg, Mississippi?

4. 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?

5. What does "day down" mean?

(see the answer key)

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