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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. Who led marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) James Walker.
(c) Charles Davis.
(d) President Johnson.

2. Where does William meet Pete Marvin and his family?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Lake Placid, New York.
(c) Canandaigua Lake, New York.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

3. What was the name of the first American ship to stop at the Northwest coast in 1788?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) The Mount Vernon.
(d) Lady Washington.

4. Whom were the towns of Manteo and Wanchese named after?
(a) English towns.
(b) English explorers.
(c) Plant names.
(d) Indian interpreters.

5. How does William travel from the Adirondacks in New York to the state of Vermont?
(a) Goes into Canada and then crosses into Vermont.
(b) By train.
(c) By ferry across Lake Champlain.
(d) Drives around Lake Champlain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town in Tennessee is William's favorite name of all the towns he visits on his journey?

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

3. Why does William Least Heat-Moon decide to go on a driving trip across America?

4. What kind of plane does William go up in to get an aerial view of Moscow, Idaho?

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?

(see the answer key)

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