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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. "Dullard" reminds Bryson of a movie in which the locals wait for what?
(a) Their big break.
(b) God to come so they can be saved.
(c) A celebrity to pass through.
(d) A lone traveler to barbeque.

2. When Bryson enters Mississippi, he suddenly begins musing on the ________ of the region.
(a) Cultural variation.
(b) History.
(c) Vibrance.
(d) Race riots.

3. What thought comforts Bryson about the pushy seniors at the "Little White House"?
(a) They'll get karmic payback.
(b) They don't know what they're doing.
(c) They won't enjoy the site.
(d) That soon they'll be dead.

4. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?
(a) The center.
(b) The southern edge.
(c) The northern border.
(d) The eastern corner.

5. What does Bryson tell the waitress he has just gotten out of prison for?
(a) Robbing a restaurant.
(b) Killing a pushy waitress.
(c) Killing a farmer.
(d) Poisoning customers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson claim is good about Des Moines in comparison the rest of Iowa?

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

3. The Dullard barmaid has "ready for sex written all over her face but better bring a _____ written all over her body."

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

5. Why does Bryson leave Pine Mountain so quickly?

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