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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A retirement home.
(c) A Baptist church.
(d) Alabama.

2. Why doesn't Bryson go to Faulkner's home?
(a) Because he's never read a Faulkner book.
(b) Because the entrance fee is too much.
(c) Because it was closed.
(d) Because he hates Faulkner's writing.

3. What does Bryson wish this era would allow him to do to beggars?
(a) Strike them with a stick.
(b) Enslave them.
(c) Take them home and care for them.
(d) Teach them to steal.

4. After being the only white man in a restaurant in Alabama, Bryson feels _____ to get back on the highway.
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Determined.

5. What does Bryson say he set out to Missouri with?
(a) A light heart.
(b) Great expectations.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) No money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Tupelo, which famous home does Bryson visit?

2. After leaving the gas station, how does Bryson become lost?

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

4. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.

5. In Bryson's opinion, what explains the stupidity of students?

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