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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. As an adult, Bryson finds Mark Twain's boyhood home to be ______.
(a) Boring.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Fascinating.
(d) Dilapidated.

2. Why does Bryson leave Leadville for New Mexico?
(a) New Mexico is less expensive than Leadville.
(b) He commited a crime in Leadville.
(c) There's a blizzard coming to Leadville.
(d) There's a festival in New Mexico.

3. Why doesn't Bryson visit Redwood National Park?
(a) It's been damaged in a fire.
(b) It's too crowded.
(c) He doesn't have time.
(d) It's too cold.

4. According to Bryson's generalization, who will people from Des Moines marry?
(a) A New Yorker.
(b) A foreigner.
(c) A local girl.
(d) No one.

5. What tourists are crowding Cape Cod?
(a) Elderly couples.
(b) Columbus Day visitors.
(c) Celebrity watchers.
(d) Fourth of July visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson observe most farmers are missing?

2. Why does Bryson visit the Eisenhower home?

3. What is Bryson's primary observation about Cleveland?

4. What does Bryson wish this era would allow him to do to beggars?

5. Who would Bryson terrorize in the park at Gettysburg?

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