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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryson refers to Bloomsburg, where his brother lives, as the ______.
(a) Rustbelt.
(b) Pinnacle of home.
(c) Worst place on earth.
(d) Last fronteir.

2. When the gas station attendant makes a phone call, what does Bryson do?
(a) Sits and waits.
(b) Offers him a quarter.
(c) Cuts the phone line.
(d) Drives away quickly.

3. What does Bryson's friend, James Horner, observe about American youth today?
(a) They dress funny.
(b) They are intellectually younger.
(c) They want to be famous.
(d) They don't care about the environment.

4. Who does Bryson believe the gas station attendant is calling?
(a) The police.
(b) Information.
(c) The press.
(d) His mother.

5. How does Bryson know about the skis and tennis rackets in Hal and Lucia's closet?
(a) He looked.
(b) He just assumes.
(c) They showed him.
(d) He bought them for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson tune in to a Canadian radio station?

2. What is the condition of the Toiyabe National Forest as Bryson drives through it?

3. Why does Bryson leave Leadville for New Mexico?

4. Why is Mackinac City closed down?

5. Bryson says the three things that kill a farmer are: "lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and _____".

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