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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of food and music does William enjoy in a bar named Eric's in Louisiana?
(a) Traditional French.
(b) Cajun.
(c) Greek.
(d) Italian.

2. What reception does William receive from people in the Hopi Indian reservation?
(a) Inclusive.
(b) Welcoming.
(c) No one is willing to talk with him.
(d) Some talk, while others listen.

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

4. Who says "To me, being Indian means being responsible to my people. Helping with the best tools. Who invented penicillin doesn't matter"?
(a) William.
(b) Gas station attendant.
(c) Kendrick Fritz.
(d) Author of "Zoom!"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William ride out a sandstorm while at the Hopi Indian reservation?

2. What is the name of the road William takes in Arizona that is mountainous and has a sign "Impassable to Trailers"?

3. Where does Barbara Pierre invite William to have lunch with her?

4. What town in Tennessee is William's favorite name of all the towns he visits on his journey?

5. What does Mr. Watkins call his dog?

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