The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Bill Bryson
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Tupelo, which famous home does Bryson visit?
(a) Elvis's.
(b) Doris Day's.
(c) Billy the Kid's.
(d) Jack London's.

4. Why does Bryson quickly leave the town of Victor?
(a) He has to call his mom.
(b) He has a bad memory.
(c) He saw someone he recognized.
(d) It's deserted.

5. Bryson observes that the Eisenhower home is so well preserved it looked like Ike and Mamie _______.
(a) Were very messy.
(b) Planned its exibition.
(c) Wandered off.
(d) Didn't live in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson call his mother while he's out west?

2. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?

3. When entering Colorado, Bryson expected to immediately see ______.

4. In Oxford, what is the young woman trying to tell Bryson when she says "make the skyaya"?

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

(see the answer key)

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