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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, South by Southwest, Chapters 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Thurmonds in Tennessee feed to William before sending him on his way?
(a) Beans.
(b) Pumpkin bread.
(c) Chowder.
(d) Lunch and buttermilk pie.

3. What poet said "Memory is a kind of accomplishment" that William thinks of as he drives toward Dime Box?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) Dante.
(c) Donne.
(d) Yeats.

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

5. What happens to William's van on the campus of East Carolina University?
(a) It starts to get towed.
(b) Students laugh at it.
(c) Someone tries to steal it.
(d) It breaks down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the male relative William wants to learn more about?

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

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

4. With whom does William eat dinner in Shreveport?

5. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?

(see the answer key)

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