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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Edgar Allen Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does Williams admire in the woman who lives in the "ramshackle castle" by the railroad tracks?
(a) Her creativity.
(b) Her religious devotion.
(c) Her courage.
(d) Her musical ability.

2. How often does Montezuma change his clothes?
(a) Four times a month.
(b) Four times a day.
(c) Four times a week.
(d) Four times a year.

3. What does Columbus want to do instead of traveling to the New World again?
(a) He wants to go on vacation to someplace warm and tropical.
(b) He wants to go on a pilgrimmage to holy places.
(c) He wants to visit his family members in Portugal.
(d) He wants to circumnavigate the globe.

4. What does Gregory say about the way in which the reputation of In the American Grain grew?
(a) It became more popular when it was marketed more aggressively.
(b) It became more popular as it was falling out of print.
(c) It became more popular when it was published in a magazine.
(d) It became more popular after Williams died.

5. When does De Soto plan to send word about his expedition to Maldonado?
(a) After he discovers a rich country.
(b) After he has traveled back to Cuba.
(c) After he runs out of supplies.
(d) After he gets through the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eric the Red go to start over?

2. What adjective does Williams use to describe Champlain?

3. What does Cotton Mather think about the gods of the Indian nations?

4. Who is the narrator for the first part of "Poor Richard"?

5. What does Columbus think of the New World when he reaches it?

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