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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Bryson go to Faulkner's home?
(a) Because the entrance fee is too much.
(b) Because he's never read a Faulkner book.
(c) Because it was closed.
(d) Because he hates Faulkner's writing.

2. Where is Bryson forced to eat in Carbondale?
(a) Pizza Hut.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) A hot dog stand.
(d) Vern's.

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

4. As a child, what did Bryson always think about Pella?
(a) That it was atypical.
(b) It was ficticious.
(c) That it was unnecessary.
(d) It was for poor people.

5. 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."

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

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

8. While visiting Abe Lincoln's home-town, Bryson quickly becomes ______.
(a) Afraid.
(b) Bored.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Excited.

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

10. Why were Bryson's family vacations always so dingy?
(a) Because it made the trip more exciting.
(b) Because the midwest is dingy.
(c) Because no one cared either way.
(d) Because they were trying to save money.

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

12. After visiting Cherokee and Gatlinburg, in Bryson's opinion, what do Americans think it is necessary to do to a place?
(a) Revive it.
(b) Make it ugly.
(c) Overly glorify it.
(d) Name it.

13. The Herman Talmadge Memorial Bridge "_____" Bryson into South Carolina.
(a) Chases.
(b) Flings.
(c) Pushes.
(d) Pulls.

14. In Oxford, what is the young woman trying to tell Bryson when she says "make the skyaya"?
(a) "Make the skis."
(b) "It's cold out, wear a coat."
(c) "Circle the square."
(d) "You shouldn't be here."

15. In a small town, Bryson always finds a business or two named ______.
(a) Chubby's.
(b) Java Jim's.
(c) Pete's.
(d) Vern's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Bryson's opinion, what don't farmers feel?

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

3. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?

4. The road between Warm Springs to Macon isn't particularly ______.

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

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