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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. While visiting Abe Lincoln's home-town, Bryson quickly becomes ______.
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Excited.
(d) Bored.

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

3. People are _____ when Bryson tells them of the dignitary he saw in D.C.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Awed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Unimpressed.

4. What does Bryson compare the quietness of Mackinaw Island to?
(a) Death.
(b) His favorite campsite.
(c) A coma.
(d) A dream.

5. When Bryson's stops to buy an Iowa post-card, what does he agree with the cashier about?
(a) Iowa is amazing.
(b) Too many people drive SUVs.
(c) It's unusually cold this winter.
(d) That the postcard is "purty."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Cooperstown, Bryson reminisces about his childhood at the ________ Hall of Fame.

2. Why were Bryson's family vacations always so dingy?

3. What did Bryson intend to talk about when talking about health care?

4. When a girl asks Bryson "kin I help yew," how does Bryson feel?

5. How much money would Bryson have spent at Colonial Williamsburg if he was with his family?

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