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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, South by Southeast, Chapters 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does William name his truck for his journey across America?
(a) Ghost Dancing.
(b) Pete.
(c) Piece o' junk.
(d) Buddy.

2. What are the roads like in the Appalachian mountains that test William's driving skills?
(a) Too many stop signs.
(b) Wet and bumpy.
(c) Straight.
(d) Filled with roadkill.

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

4. Who are James Walker and Charles Davis?
(a) William's cousins.
(b) Students.
(c) Two young men in Selma, Alabama.
(d) Fishermen.

5. What meal does William eat at the Retreat House with the monks at the end of "Eastward"?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the "Path of Peace"?

3. What state is William in when he marks one thousand miles into his journey?

4. In 1810, who used the Natchez Trace Parkway?

5. What does Doris Walker own in Manteo, North Carolina?

(see the answer key)

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