View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bryson first notice when crossing the line to North Carolina?
(a) The strange smell.
(b) The change in weather.
(c) The landscape improves.
(d) The influx of billboards.

2. What does Bryson believe his grandparents would do while awaiting the family's arrival?
(a) Call all their friends.
(b) Knit.
(c) Argue.
(d) Wait outside the house for them.

3. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?
(a) The southern edge.
(b) The northern border.
(c) The eastern corner.
(d) The center.

4. As an adult, Bryson finds Mark Twain's boyhood home to be ______.
(a) Fancy.
(b) Dilapidated.
(c) Boring.
(d) Fascinating.

5. In Bryson's road-trip, what does he desire to find?
(a) A better job.
(b) His family.
(c) The perfect town.
(d) Inspiration.

6. When Bryson enters Mississippi, he suddenly begins musing on the ________ of the region.
(a) Cultural variation.
(b) History.
(c) Race riots.
(d) Vibrance.

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

8. Why does Bryson stop in Bryson City?
(a) It's where his parents got married.
(b) He was named after it.
(c) It shares his name.
(d) His brother lives there.

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

10. What does Bryson say is a relative term similar to a "scenic route" on a map?
(a) A good Barry Manilow album.
(b) A nice day.
(c) A kind word.
(d) A bad romantic movie.

11. After visiting Ripley's Museum, Bryson feels he's had enough _______ for one day.
(a) Extravagance.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Whining.
(d) Candy.

12. According to Bryson's generalization, who will people from Des Moines marry?
(a) No one.
(b) A foreigner.
(c) A local girl.
(d) A New Yorker.

13. What does Bryson believe the youth of today is lacking?
(a) A good imagination.
(b) The ability to be easily entertained.
(c) Parents to take them on vacations.
(d) Good sights to see.

14. In Bryson's opinion, what don't farmers feel?
(a) Other people's pain.
(b) The seasons change.
(c) Their own pain.
(d) The joy of life.

15. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?
(a) It reminds him of a childhood game.
(b) It gives him writing ideas.
(c) It gives him ideas as to where to go next.
(d) It was something to look at.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.

2. How long did Bryson stay in Kentucky?

3. What does Bryson claim is good about Des Moines in comparison the rest of Iowa?

4. People who pass through Des Moines are only stopping to get _____, according to Bryson.

5. The Dullard barmaid has "ready for sex written all over her face but better bring a _____ written all over her body."

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 460 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample