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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Bryson's father choose to walk through the park at Gettysburg?
(a) It was free of charge.
(b) It was peaceful.
(c) He didn't care about the rest of Gettysburg.
(d) He had fond memories of it.

2. Bryson is usually _______ by college towns.
(a) Intrigued.
(b) Bored.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Disgusted.

3. Where do the Melungeons live?
(a) New York.
(b) The Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Britain.
(d) Des Moines.

4. What is the effect Charleston has on Bryson?
(a) He feels like he should give up and go home.
(b) He feels like he stepped into a Pepsi commercial.
(c) He feels like a kid again.
(d) He feels like his father would be proud of him.

5. When Bryson was a child at Gettysburg, his father bought him a _________.
(a) Flag.
(b) Book.
(c) Toy rifle.
(d) Hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bryson get around paying the entrance fee to Colonial Williamsburg?

2. The trash and poverty makes Philadelphia feel like more of a ______ to Bryson.

3. After leaving the gas station, how does Bryson become lost?

4. Bryson finds that most items advertised in the New York Times are _____.

5. What prompted "Lost Continent"?

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