The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Bill Bryson
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

2. Why is Bryson disappointed by Auburn, AL?
(a) It's lacking history.
(b) He can't find a decent bookstore.
(c) The people are very rude.
(d) It's not well landscaped.

3. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.
(a) Chases.
(b) Pushes.
(c) Flings.
(d) Pulls.

4. Why doesn't Bryson go to the Biltmore Estate?
(a) He finds its beauty to be morally wrong.
(b) It is closed.
(c) He doesn't want to pay the expensive admission.
(d) He hates the Vanderbilt family.

5. In Tupelo, which famous home does Bryson visit?
(a) Doris Day's.
(b) Jack London's.
(c) Elvis's.
(d) Billy the Kid's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annoys Bryson about all the signs in Beaufort?

2. What does Bryson observe most farmers are missing?

3. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?

4. As a child, what did Bryson always think about Pella?

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

(see the answer key)

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