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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, South by Southeast, Chapters 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "Path of Peace"?
(a) Trail through the town of Selma.
(b) Nature trail in the city.
(c) Five-hundred-mile trail.
(d) Path on a reservation.

2. What kind of food and music does William enjoy in a bar named Eric's in Louisiana?
(a) Italian.
(b) Cajun.
(c) Greek.
(d) Traditional French.

3. In what state does William have a chance to learn more about his relatives?
(a) Georgia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) South Carolina.

4. Why does William Least Heat-Moon decide to go on a driving trip across America?
(a) He has to get to New England in six months.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He has always wanted to travel and now has money to do it.
(d) He loses his teaching job.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are James Walker and Charles Davis?

3. What kind of bird made a hole in the statue of Sir Walter Raleigh in Manteo, North Carolina?

4. What reason for wearing suspenders does William tell an older man in Wanchese?

5. Where does William look for his relative's tombstone with Noel Jones?

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