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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryson finds that most items advertised in the New York Times are _____.
(a) Expensive.
(b) Fake.
(c) Fancy.
(d) Junk.

2. After visiting Cherokee and Gatlinburg, in Bryson's opinion, what do Americans think it is necessary to do to a place?
(a) Name it.
(b) Revive it.
(c) Make it ugly.
(d) Overly glorify it.

3. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?
(a) "Do you know where you're going?"
(b) "Where are you from?"
(c) "Where is the bus station?"
(d) "How do you like Mississippi?"

4. What prompted "Lost Continent"?
(a) His distaste for the U.S.
(b) A very good offer from a publisher.
(c) The death of Bryson's father.
(d) Bryson's boredom with other countries.

5. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.
(a) Pushes.
(b) Chases.
(c) Pulls.
(d) Flings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson stop in Bryson City?

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

3. Why doesn't Bryson go to Faulkner's home?

4. In a small town, Bryson always finds a business or two named ______.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bryson like Tupelo?

2. What are Bryson's feelings about Mississippi? Why does he feel this way?

3. Why was Abe Lincoln's home more fun for Bryson and his generation that it is for the youth of today?

4. Does Bryson view his grandparents critically or endearingly? How does he portray them?

5. Do people ever get out of Des Moines, according to Bryson? Why or why not?

6. How does Auburn, AL prompt more of Bryson's criticisms of youth?

7. In Bryson's opinion, why do Farmers lose their limbs easily?

8. How is Tuskegee, AL a trip back in time for Bryson?

9. Why does Bryson name the town "Dullard"?

10. How do the tourists in Warm Springs embody Bryson's dislikes?

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