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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. People are _____ when Bryson tells them of the dignitary he saw in D.C.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Unimpressed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Awed.

2. What happened to the settlers of Roanoke, VA?
(a) They went back North.
(b) They took over a neighboring town.
(c) They were abducted.
(d) They disappeared.

3. Where was Bryson's brother living recently?
(a) London.
(b) California.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Hawaii.

4. Bryson feels that Columbus has pieces of _______.
(a) History.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Perfection.

5. Bryson believes _______ isn't among the options of students today.
(a) Diversity.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Free time.
(d) Learning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Bryson think inhabit Stowe?

2. What does Bryson observe about the cemetery in Peacham?

3. What does Bryson's friend, James Horner, observe about American youth today?

4. Where do the Melungeons live?

5. When Bryson was a child at Gettysburg, his father bought him a _________.

(see the answer key)

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