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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, East by Southeast, Chapters 1-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather when William wakes up in Morristown?
(a) Hot.
(b) Muggy.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Cool and clear.

2. What does Doris Walker own in Manteo, North Carolina?
(a) Countryside Comfort Food.
(b) Duchess of Dare restaurant.
(c) Fish House restaurant.
(d) Ye Olde Diner.

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

4. What story does Noel tell William when they are standing by the location of an old spring?
(a) Town lore about a bear attack.
(b) A woman who mistakenly beat a rug with her child rolled up in it.
(c) Civil War battle.
(d) Runaway train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William sleep most nights on his trip across America?

2. What slogan does the bank's advertising billboard have on it in Jonesboro, Tennessee?

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

4. What job did Brother Bob have before he became a monk?

5. How does William describe the weather in Cookeville, Tennessee?

(see the answer key)

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