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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. When Bryson was a child at Gettysburg, his father bought him a _________.
(a) Toy rifle.
(b) Flag.
(c) Book.
(d) Hat.

2. In Bryson's road-trip, what does he desire to find?
(a) His family.
(b) A better job.
(c) The perfect town.
(d) Inspiration.

3. What pop-culture medium does Bryson claim paints southerners in a bad light?
(a) Music.
(b) Reality television.
(c) Movies.
(d) Fashion magazines.

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

5. Bryson says he "wouldn't hesitate to give an old person a shove, especially a _______."
(a) Woman.
(b) Rude one.
(c) Southerner.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bryson wish this era would allow him to do to beggars?

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

4. What does Bryson say is a relative term similar to a "scenic route" on a map?

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

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