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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. What state is William in when he wakes up with a bad cold?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Montana.
(c) Idaho.
(d) North Dakota.

2. What highway does William travel on when he begins his trip on March 20th?
(a) Interstate 70.
(b) Interstate 68.
(c) Interstate 55.
(d) Interstate 22.

3. What is Marion an expert on?
(a) Landscape painting.
(b) Vegetable gardening.
(c) Birds.
(d) Town history

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?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Dickinson.
(c) Poe.
(d) Berry.

5. What is the name of the bar William goes to in Austin, Nevada, where people toss coins on the bar for good luck?
(a) Coin Bar.
(b) Wellspring Bar & Cafe.
(c) My Way Cafe.
(d) Clara's Golden Club.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are the roads like in the Appalachian mountains that test William's driving skills?

4. What is William struck by as he drives through Mississippi?

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

(see the answer key)

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