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

2. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?
(a) "Where are you from?"
(b) "Do you know where you're going?"
(c) "How do you like Mississippi?"
(d) "Where is the bus station?"

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

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

5. According to Bryson's generalization, where will people from Des Moines work?
(a) Firestone.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Ford.
(d) The grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bryson's generalization, who will people from Des Moines marry?

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

3. Bryson finds that most items advertised in the New York Times are _____.

4. What does Bryson believe the youth of today is lacking?

5. As a child, what did Bryson always think about Pella?

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