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

2. What highway does William travel on when he begins his trip on March 20th?
(a) Interstate 68.
(b) Interstate 22.
(c) Interstate 55.
(d) Interstate 70.

3. What poet does William quote in his description of being stuck on top of the mountain pass road when he his headed to Cedar City?
(a) Berry.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Poe.
(d) Dickinson.

4. Who is Porfirio Sanchez?
(a) Town merchant.
(b) Business owner.
(c) Radio disc jockey.
(d) Hitchhiker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color suspenders does William wear while on his journey?

2. Where does William ride out a sandstorm while at the Hopi Indian reservation?

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

4. What do James and Charles discuss with William?

5. Who says "To me, being Indian means being responsible to my people. Helping with the best tools. Who invented penicillin doesn't matter"?

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