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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 does William name his truck for his journey across America?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Ghost Dancing.
(c) Piece o' junk.
(d) Pete.

2. Where does William look for his relative's tombstone with Noel Jones?
(a) Sandy Creek.
(b) Greensboro.
(c) Cookeville.
(d) Jonesboro.

3. 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.

4. What water does William cross as he travels on Georgia 155 after leaving the monastery?
(a) Shady Creek.
(b) Quiet Creek.
(c) Troublesome Creek.
(d) Little Creek.

5. What town in Tennessee is William's favorite name of all the towns he visits on his journey?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Athens.
(d) Nameless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bob, Tony, and Kirk rebuilding?

2. What kind of food and music does William enjoy in a bar named Eric's in Louisiana?

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

4. Where does William sleep for the night after he comes down an Appalachian mountain into Morristown, Tennessee?

5. What kind of work does William do for pay in Wanchese, North Carolina?

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