The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Bill Bryson
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Bryson do while visiting Hal and Lucia?
(a) Tells stories.
(b) Visits other friends.
(c) Sightsees.
(d) Reads.

2. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?
(a) A Baptist church.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A retirement home.
(d) Alabama.

3. In a small town, Bryson always finds a business or two named ______.
(a) Chubby's.
(b) Pete's.
(c) Vern's.
(d) Java Jim's.

4. In Bryson's road-trip, what does he desire to find?
(a) His family.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) The perfect town.
(d) A better job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?

2. Bryson refers to Bloomsburg, where his brother lives, as the ______.

3. When a girl asks Bryson "kin I help yew," how does Bryson feel?

4. In Bryson's opinion, what don't farmers feel?

5. Why has Bryson never seen the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum"?

(see the answer key)

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