The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Bill Bryson
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Bryson decides he wants to travel after watching _________.
(a) A documentary.
(b) An old movie.
(c) A soccer game.
(d) A dog fight.

2. According to Bryson's generalization, where will people from Des Moines work?
(a) Firestone.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Ford.

3. What does Bryson believe his grandparents would do while awaiting the family's arrival?
(a) Wait outside the house for them.
(b) Call all their friends.
(c) Argue.
(d) Knit.

4. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?
(a) The southern edge.
(b) The northern border.
(c) The center.
(d) The eastern corner.

5. What does Bryson remember about Delaware?
(a) Hardly anything.
(b) The people.
(c) How he lost his retainer there once.
(d) The smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bryson's brother living recently?

2. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.

3. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?

4. Who does Bryson believe the gas station attendant is calling?

5. The road between Warm Springs to Macon isn't particularly ______.

(see the answer key)

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