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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bryson wish this era would allow him to do to beggars?
(a) Strike them with a stick.
(b) Enslave them.
(c) Take them home and care for them.
(d) Teach them to steal.

2. What kind of people does Bryson think inhabit Stowe?
(a) Rich people.
(b) Racist people.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Eco-friendly people.

3. Why does Bryson dislike Cornelius Vanderbilt?
(a) He was racist.
(b) His arrogant displays of wealth.
(c) He bought Bryson's family's home.
(d) He didn't like his writing.

4. Why is Mackinac City closed down?
(a) It's winter.
(b) There's been an earthquake.
(c) There's been a crime.
(d) They're bankrupt.

5. Where do Bryson and his brother eat on their visit?
(a) McDonalds.
(b) Amish Country.
(c) A French restaurant.
(d) A bar.

6. What does Bryson do while visiting Hal and Lucia?
(a) Visits other friends.
(b) Tells stories.
(c) Sightsees.
(d) Reads.

7. Why does Bryson joke that aliens have abducted everyone from Peacham?
(a) He heard a rumor.
(b) No one's around.
(c) The people are so strange.
(d) There are a lot of crop-circles.

8. Bryson observes that the businesses in Cape Cod are all aimed at getting tourists to _____.
(a) Buy property.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Leave.
(d) Stay longer.

9. Who would Bryson terrorize in the park at Gettysburg?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Children.
(d) His parents.

10. How does Bryson feel about Wiscasset?
(a) It's not worth the travel time.
(b) It's not well known enough.
(c) It's almost perfect.
(d) It's too crowded.

11. How does Bryson feel about New York as an adult?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Awed.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Indiferent.

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

13. Bryson observes that the Eisenhower home is so well preserved it looked like Ike and Mamie _______.
(a) Wandered off.
(b) Didn't live in the house.
(c) Planned its exibition.
(d) Were very messy.

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

15. How does Bryson get around paying the entrance fee to Colonial Williamsburg?
(a) He sneaks in.
(b) He pretends to be a guide.
(c) He knows someone at the ticket office.
(d) He walks in rather than taking the shuttle bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bryson observe inhabiting the most beautiful places in America?

2. What did Bryson intend to talk about when talking about health care?

3. Bryson observes that people have _____ Lake Erie.

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

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

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