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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Cooperstown, Bryson reminisces about his childhood at the ________ Hall of Fame.
(a) Food.
(b) Cartoon.
(c) Rock and Roll.
(d) Baseball.

2. In Tennessee, what does Bryson observe about the weather?
(a) It's much colder.
(b) It might rain.
(c) He didn't notice any change.
(d) It's much hotter.

3. Bryson says he "wouldn't hesitate to give an old person a shove, especially a _______."
(a) Baptist.
(b) Woman.
(c) Southerner.
(d) Rude one.

4. What does the apothecary shop in Colonial Williamsburg sell?
(a) Replica apothecary jars.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Educational DVDs.
(d) Medicine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson initially prefer Iowa to Nebraska?

2. Who owns and operates Mount Vernon?

3. When the hotel owner in Littleton promises Bryson a good room, what is Bryson thinking?

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

5. Bryson says the three things that kill a farmer are: "lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and _____".

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