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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, West by Southwest, Chapters 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Where does William begin his trip?
(a) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(b) Dearborn, Michigan.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Columbia, Missouri.

4. What are the roads like in the Appalachian mountains that test William's driving skills?
(a) Too many stop signs.
(b) Straight.
(c) Wet and bumpy.
(d) Filled with roadkill.

5. What name do they have for the wind around Fort Stockton, Texas?
(a) Great breathe of air.
(b) Maria.
(c) The big flow.
(d) Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of weather does William hope to find in Cedar City, Utah?

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

3. What does William worry about most when he is stuck on top of the mountains while trying to get to Cedar City?

4. Who gave the "Path of Peace" its name?

5. What water does William cross as he travels on Georgia 155 after leaving the monastery?

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