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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, North by Northeast, Chapters 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is advertised on the business card that Mr. Watkins gives to William?
(a) Plumbing company.
(b) Cafe in Merced.
(c) Construction company.
(d) Cell phone service.

2. Where does William travel to at the beginning of Section 8?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Canada.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Vermont.

3. What is Marion an expert on?
(a) Town history
(b) Landscape painting.
(c) Birds.
(d) Vegetable gardening.

4. To what is Tom referring when he says 'If there's something better to eat, I never ate it"?
(a) Green beans.
(b) Steak.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Maple cream.

5. What does William help Scott build while he visits him?
(a) Barn.
(b) Greenhouse.
(c) Fence.
(d) Stone retaining wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is one thing Mrs. Watkins likes to have for breakfast, according to Mr. Watkins?

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

4. Who led marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama?

5. What does William eat that looks like an "airy tube the color of a thunderhead"?

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