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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 doesn't Bryson mind bad service in restaurants?
(a) He feels better about leaving a tip.
(b) He has peace and quiet.
(c) He just doesn't care about the little things.
(d) He was a bad waiter himself.

2. What isn't allowed inside of the national park at Smokey Mountain?
(a) Food and drink.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cars.
(d) Tourist attractions.

3. Bryson skips the tour in Newport and looks at the homes from _____.
(a) A magazine.
(b) A cliff.
(c) His car.
(d) A boat.

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

5. What prompted "Lost Continent"?
(a) Bryson's boredom with other countries.
(b) His distaste for the U.S.
(c) A very good offer from a publisher.
(d) The death of Bryson's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bryson's generalization, who will people from Des Moines marry?

2. What awes Bryson about Savannah?

3. People are _____ when Bryson tells them of the dignitary he saw in D.C.

4. Bryson observes that the businesses in Cape Cod are all aimed at getting tourists to _____.

5. In Tennessee, what does Bryson observe about the weather?

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