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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. As an adult, Bryson finds Mark Twain's boyhood home to be ______.
(a) Dilapidated.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Boring.
(d) Fascinating.

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

3. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?
(a) "How do you like Mississippi?"
(b) "Do you know where you're going?"
(c) "Where is the bus station?"
(d) "Where are you from?"

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

5. According to Bryson's generalization, where will people from Des Moines work?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) Firestone.
(c) Ford.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted "Lost Continent"?

2. What prompts Bryson to return to the land of his youth?

3. Bryson states that people who pass through Des Moines and stay for years are confused, but _____ in their decision.

4. What would Bryson need in order to bring a souvenir home from Bryson City?

5. After visiting Cherokee and Gatlinburg, in Bryson's opinion, what do Americans think it is necessary to do to a place?

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