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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. What does William say about Kansas City, Kansas, in the opening pages of "South by Southwest"?
(a) He lived there as a child.
(b) His favorite city.
(c) First Western town.
(d) He grew up twenty miles from there.

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

3. What is wrong with Porfirio's leg?
(a) It's sunburned.
(b) He can't bend it.
(c) It is swollen from the heat.
(d) He cut it in an accident.

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

5. What do Barbara and William talk about over lunch?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Race relations.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does William meet in Portal Paradise in Arizona?

2. How long does William drive without seeing a single town west of Eldorado, Texas?

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

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

5. What is Swamp Guinea's Fish Lodge?

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