The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Test | Final Test - Medium

Bill Bryson
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Test | Final Test - Medium

Bill Bryson
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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 observes that people have _____ Lake Erie.
(a) Exploited.
(b) Revived.
(c) Killed.
(d) Utilized.

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

3. The trash and poverty makes Philadelphia feel like more of a ______ to Bryson.
(a) Slum.
(b) Nightmare.
(c) Third-world country.
(d) Big city.

4. Bryson skips the tour in Newport and looks at the homes from _____.
(a) His car.
(b) A boat.
(c) A cliff.
(d) A magazine.

5. Who are the Melungeons?
(a) A common name for local police.
(b) A family Bryson knew as a child.
(c) Descendents of the settlers of Roanoke.
(d) A group of religious extremists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bryson's opinion of Gettysburg?

2. Bryson eats all his food in Cape Cod with _____.

3. How much money would Bryson have spent at Colonial Williamsburg if he was with his family?

4. What is the problem with Cooperstown which prevents it from being Bryson's "perfect town"?

5. How does Bryson get around paying the entrance fee to Colonial Williamsburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Has Bryson had good or bad experiences with strippers? What prompted this thought?

2. Why does Bryson have a problem with the Vanderbilts?

3. Why are Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island more to Bryson's liking?

4. How is Bryson similar to the pilgrims?

5. What did Bryson realize on a family trip when he witnessed a shooting?

6. What is the unspoken connection with travelers?

7. Why is Bryson concerned about Detroit?

8. What revelation about poverty does Bryson have in Vermont?

9. Why is Bryson so afraid of New York?

10. Why doesn't Bryson mind bad service in restaurants?

(see the answer keys)

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