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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A retirement home.
(c) A Baptist church.
(d) Alabama.

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

3. How did Bryson feel about New York as a teenager?
(a) Awed.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Indifferent.

4. In Newport, what homes does the tour visit?
(a) Famous people's.
(b) Classic ones
(c) The wealthiest in the country.
(d) Modern, cutting-edge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns and operates Mount Vernon?

2. The Dullard barmaid has "ready for sex written all over her face but better bring a _____ written all over her body."

3. In Tennessee, what does Bryson observe about the weather?

4. After being the only white man in a restaurant in Alabama, Bryson feels _____ to get back on the highway.

5. According to Bryson's generalization, where will people from Des Moines work?

(see the answer key)

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