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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. What does William eat that looks like an "airy tube the color of a thunderhead"?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Candy.
(c) Hopi cornflakes.
(d) Dried scorpions.

2. What is William's advice about finding good food to eat in small towns?
(a) The more calendars hanging on the wall, the better the food.
(b) If it smells good, go for it.
(c) Count the numbers of cars parked outside.
(d) Look at the pies first.

3. What does Doris tell William about Wanchese, North Carolina?
(a) It's a good place to find a restaurant.
(b) He'll have no trouble finding a sleeping spot.
(c) It's a lively town.
(d) It hasn't seen neon light yet.

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

5. How much money did an seventy-three-year-old Canadian woman win at the casino in Reno, Nevada?
(a) Two hundred thousand dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) One hundred eighty-three thousand dollars.
(d) Six hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did McDougal marry to solidify his position in Astoria?

2. What does William find in the forest of the Cascades in Oregon that he places in a pail to photograph later?

3. How long did the Pony Express exist, according to William in Section 5?

4. What do James and Charles discuss with William?

5. Who is Claude Tyler?

(see the answer key)

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