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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a girl asks Bryson "kin I help yew," how does Bryson feel?
(a) Embarrassed for her.
(b) Like he's in danger.
(c) Like he's falling in love.
(d) Like he's in another country.

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

3. In Tennessee, what does Bryson observe about the weather?
(a) He didn't notice any change.
(b) It's much colder.
(c) It's much hotter.
(d) It might rain.

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

5. When Bryson's car begins to skid, what noise does he make?
(a) A baby crying.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A rollercoaster.
(d) Tarzan missing the vine.

6. What pop-culture medium does Bryson claim paints southerners in a bad light?
(a) Fashion magazines.
(b) Music.
(c) Reality television.
(d) Movies.

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

8. The road between Warm Springs to Macon isn't particularly ______.
(a) Safe.
(b) Scenic.
(c) Straight.
(d) Smooth.

9. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A retirement home.
(c) A Baptist church.
(d) Alabama.

10. People who pass through Des Moines are only stopping to get _____, according to Bryson.
(a) Water.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) Food.
(d) Gas.

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

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

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

14. "Dullard" reminds Bryson of a movie in which the locals wait for what?
(a) A lone traveler to barbeque.
(b) A celebrity to pass through.
(c) Their big break.
(d) God to come so they can be saved.

15. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?
(a) "How do you like Mississippi?"
(b) "Where is the bus station?"
(c) "Do you know where you're going?"
(d) "Where are you from?"

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson finds that most items advertised in the New York Times are _____.

2. Bryson says he "wouldn't hesitate to give an old person a shove, especially a _______."

3. Bryson says the three things that kill a farmer are: "lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and _____".

4. What does Bryson observe most farmers are missing?

5. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?

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