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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. How did Bryson feel about Abe Lincoln's home when he was a boy?
(a) He found it boring.
(b) He didn't understand its importance.
(c) He never saw it.
(d) He was amazed by it.

2. In contrast to Britain, Bryson finds that Iowa has ______ color.
(a) Frightening.
(b) Hysterical.
(c) A bland.
(d) A lack of.

3. Bryson declares that Tupelo is _______.
(a) Too small.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Strange.
(d) Dull.

4. In Bryson's opinion, what explains the stupidity of students?
(a) They do too many drugs.
(b) There are no decent bookshops.
(c) Their parents are absent.
(d) Their teachers are too young.

5. Why does Bryson stop in Bryson City?
(a) It shares his name.
(b) It's where his parents got married.
(c) He was named after it.
(d) His brother lives there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson leave Pine Mountain so quickly?

2. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?

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

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

5. What is the effect Charleston has on Bryson?

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