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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Bryson's stops to buy an Iowa post-card, what does he agree with the cashier about?
(a) It's unusually cold this winter.
(b) Iowa is amazing.
(c) Too many people drive SUVs.
(d) That the postcard is "purty."

4. What does Bryson observe most farmers are missing?
(a) Children.
(b) A wife.
(c) A limb.
(d) A dog.

5. While visiting Abe Lincoln's home-town, Bryson quickly becomes ______.
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Bored.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. As an adult, Bryson finds Mark Twain's boyhood home to be ______.

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

3. Where is Bryson forced to eat in Carbondale?

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

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

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