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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People who pass through Des Moines are only stopping to get _____, according to Bryson.
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Gas.
(d) A hotel room.

2. There are a large number of ______ buried in the Peacham cemetery.
(a) Elderly.
(b) Children.
(c) Animals.
(d) Celebrities.

3. What does Bryson remember about Delaware?
(a) The smell.
(b) Hardly anything.
(c) How he lost his retainer there once.
(d) The people.

4. What would Bryson need in order to bring a souvenir home from Bryson City?
(a) A crowbar.
(b) More money.
(c) A bigger trunk.
(d) More gas.

5. When the gas station attendant makes a phone call, what does Bryson do?
(a) Sits and waits.
(b) Offers him a quarter.
(c) Cuts the phone line.
(d) Drives away quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson stop in Bryson City?

2. What is the effect Charleston has on Bryson?

3. What does Bryson think the Smithsonian is lacking today?

4. What does Bryson realize he won't find in Maine?

5. How long did Bryson stay in Kentucky?

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