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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. Where does William spend the night on Smith Island?
(a) In a tent in a backyard.
(b) Rooming house.
(c) Nice hotel.
(d) In his van.

2. What does William say about Kansas City, Kansas, in the opening pages of "South by Southwest"?
(a) His favorite city.
(b) He grew up twenty miles from there.
(c) First Western town.
(d) He lived there as a child.

3. What kind of bird made a hole in the statue of Sir Walter Raleigh in Manteo, North Carolina?
(a) Chickadee.
(b) Woodpecker.
(c) Starling
(d) Blue jay.

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

5. How old is Marion?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Sixty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Noel tell William when they are standing by the location of an old spring?

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

3. What town in Connecticut used to make clipper ships?

4. To what is Tom referring when he says 'If there's something better to eat, I never ate it"?

5. What does William like best about Pete and his family?

(see the answer key)

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