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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 story does Noel tell William when they are standing by the location of an old spring?
(a) Runaway train.
(b) A woman who mistakenly beat a rug with her child rolled up in it.
(c) Town lore about a bear attack.
(d) Civil War battle.

2. What do Barbara and William talk about over lunch?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Race relations.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Flowers.

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

4. What kind of weather does William hope to find in Cedar City, Utah?
(a) Humid.
(b) Breezy and warm.
(c) Hot.
(d) Cool.

5. Where does William look for his relative's tombstone with Noel Jones?
(a) Greensboro.
(b) Cookeville.
(c) Sandy Creek.
(d) Jonesboro.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William describe the generations who have lived on the Hopi Indian reservation?

2. What happens to William's van on the campus of East Carolina University?

3. What state is William in when he wakes up with a bad cold?

4. How old is Marion?

5. What is William struck by as he drives through Mississippi?

(see the answer key)

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