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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bryson say he set out to Missouri with?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A light heart.
(c) No money.
(d) Great expectations.

2. According to Bryson's generalization, who will people from Des Moines marry?
(a) No one.
(b) A New Yorker.
(c) A foreigner.
(d) A local girl.

3. Why does Bryson leave Pine Mountain so quickly?
(a) It's too cold.
(b) He has bad allergies.
(c) It isn't like what the name implies.
(d) There is massive racial segregation.

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

5. What awes Bryson about Savannah?
(a) The beauty of the historic distric.
(b) The creative modern homes.
(c) The simplicity of its roads.
(d) The intelligence of its students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say is a relative term similar to a "scenic route" on a map?

2. What does Bryson believe his grandparents would do while awaiting the family's arrival?

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

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

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

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