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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 believe his grandparents would do while awaiting the family's arrival?
(a) Knit.
(b) Wait outside the house for them.
(c) Argue.
(d) Call all their friends.

2. As a child, what did Bryson always think about Pella?
(a) It was for poor people.
(b) It was ficticious.
(c) That it was atypical.
(d) That it was unnecessary.

3. What does Bryson say he, like all midwesterners, love?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Trees.
(c) Directions.
(d) Movies.

4. What prompted "Lost Continent"?
(a) Bryson's boredom with other countries.
(b) A very good offer from a publisher.
(c) His distaste for the U.S.
(d) The death of Bryson's father.

5. Bryson thinks the people of Dullard are looking at him with "________eyes."
(a) Accusitory.
(b) Barbeque.
(c) Loving.
(d) Questioning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson says he "wouldn't hesitate to give an old person a shove, especially a _______."

2. Why is Bryson disappointed by Auburn, AL?

3. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?

4. While visiting Abe Lincoln's home-town, Bryson quickly becomes ______.

5. In Bryson's road-trip, what does he desire to find?

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