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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, East by Southeast, Chapters 1-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Brother Bob have before he became a monk?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Policeman.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Bank robber.

2. What happens to William's van on the campus of East Carolina University?
(a) Someone tries to steal it.
(b) Students laugh at it.
(c) It starts to get towed.
(d) It breaks down.

3. What kind of eyebrows does William describe Kermit Pell as having?
(a) Wispy.
(b) Delicate.
(c) White.
(d) Groucho Marx.

4. What is the name of the inn in Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson almost got tarred and feathered?
(a) Inn at Jonesboro.
(b) Stage Coach Inn.
(c) Chester Inn.
(d) River Inn.

5. Why does William Least Heat-Moon decide to go on a driving trip across America?
(a) He loses his teaching job.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He has always wanted to travel and now has money to do it.
(d) He has to get to New England in six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "day down" mean?

2. What story does Noel tell William when they are standing by the location of an old spring?

3. Where does William look for his relative's tombstone with Noel Jones?

4. What are Bob, Tony, and Kirk rebuilding?

5. Where does William sleep for the night after he comes down an Appalachian mountain into Morristown, Tennessee?

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