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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, North by Northwest, Chapters 1-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did McDougal marry to solidify his position in Astoria?
(a) Cousin of Captain Clark.
(b) Daughter of Chinook chief.
(c) Sister of Meriwether Lewis.
(d) Daughter of John Jacob Astor.

2. What does William find in the forest of the Cascades in Oregon that he places in a pail to photograph later?
(a) Banana slug.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Snake.

3. What do Fred and his wife like to watch on television?
(a) History programs.
(b) Game shows.
(c) Sports.
(d) News.

4. What plant does William say the Indians used to wrap their food in for cooking?
(a) Squash leaves.
(b) Corn husks.
(c) Skunk cabbage.
(d) Grape leaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William impressed by in Fredericksburg, Texas?

2. Who does William talk with in Charlie's bar in Shreveport, Louisiana?

3. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?

4. Who named Cape Foulweather?

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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