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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Dullard barmaid compliment Bryson on his good English?
(a) Because he seems a little depressed.
(b) Because she can't speak English.
(c) Because she's flirting with him.
(d) Because she believes he's a foreigner from Britain.

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

3. What prompts Bryson to return to the land of his youth?
(a) His disturbed and erratic background.
(b) He wants to find his old friends.
(c) His loss of memory.
(d) He lost his job.

4. What is Bryson's opinion of Gettysburg?
(a) It's out-dated.
(b) It's not well maintained.
(c) It's too touristy.
(d) It's not as fun as he remembers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say he, like all midwesterners, love?

2. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?

3. Why were Bryson's family vacations always so dingy?

4. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.

5. What does Bryson tell the waitress he has just gotten out of prison for?

(see the answer key)

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