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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. Why did Bryson's father choose to walk through the park at Gettysburg?
(a) He didn't care about the rest of Gettysburg.
(b) He had fond memories of it.
(c) It was free of charge.
(d) It was peaceful.

2. Why does Bryson leave Pine Mountain so quickly?
(a) It isn't like what the name implies.
(b) It's too cold.
(c) He has bad allergies.
(d) There is massive racial segregation.

3. Why does Bryson visit the Eisenhower home?
(a) It's the only thing open in the area.
(b) He has fond memories there.
(c) He never saw it when he was younger.
(d) He feels guilty for not getting anything from his visit to Gettysburg.

4. According to Bryson's generalization, where will people from Des Moines work?
(a) Ford.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Firestone.
(d) The hospital.

5. How did Bryson feel about Abe Lincoln's home when he was a boy?
(a) He never saw it.
(b) He found it boring.
(c) He didn't understand its importance.
(d) He was amazed by it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say he set out to Missouri with?

2. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?

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

4. As an adult, Bryson finds Mark Twain's boyhood home to be ______.

5. Why does the Dullard barmaid compliment Bryson on his good English?

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