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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Bryson say he set out to Missouri with?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) No money.
(c) A light heart.
(d) Great expectations.
2. How long did Bryson stay in Kentucky?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Forty minutes.
(d) One night.
3. Why does Bryson rename the eerie town "Dullard"?
(a) The town was founded by a man named "Dullard."
(b) Because it is its real name.
(c) He thought the actual name didn't reflect the town.
(d) To avoid confrontation from the people for his criticism.
4. What does Bryson say he, like all midwesterners, love?
(a) Directions.
(b) Movies.
(c) Burgers.
(d) Trees.
5. What does Bryson first notice when crossing the line to North Carolina?
(a) The change in weather.
(b) The landscape improves.
(c) The strange smell.
(d) The influx of billboards.
6. Bryson believes _______ isn't among the options of students today.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Learning.
(c) Free time.
(d) Diversity.
7. In Bryson's opinion, what explains the stupidity of students?
(a) There are no decent bookshops.
(b) Their teachers are too young.
(c) Their parents are absent.
(d) They do too many drugs.
8. 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.
9. Why is Bryson disappointed by Auburn, AL?
(a) He can't find a decent bookstore.
(b) The people are very rude.
(c) It's not well landscaped.
(d) It's lacking history.
10. What annoys Bryson about all the signs in Beaufort?
(a) There are too many.
(b) They are too restrictive.
(c) They are nonsensical.
(d) They are incorrect.
11. What does Bryson believe his grandparents would do while awaiting the family's arrival?
(a) Wait outside the house for them.
(b) Call all their friends.
(c) Argue.
(d) Knit.
12. When a girl asks Bryson "kin I help yew," how does Bryson feel?
(a) Embarrassed for her.
(b) Like he's falling in love.
(c) Like he's in danger.
(d) Like he's in another country.
13. Why does Bryson leave Pine Mountain so quickly?
(a) It's too cold.
(b) It isn't like what the name implies.
(c) There is massive racial segregation.
(d) He has bad allergies.
14. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?
(a) The center.
(b) The eastern corner.
(c) The southern edge.
(d) The northern border.
15. The Dullard barmaid has "ready for sex written all over her face but better bring a _____ written all over her body."
(a) Paper bag.
(b) Bouquet of flowers.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Fire extinguisher.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bryson observe most farmers are missing?
2. What pop-culture medium does Bryson claim paints southerners in a bad light?
3. In a small town, Bryson always finds a business or two named ______.
4. Bryson feels that Columbus has pieces of _______.
5. Bryson is usually _______ by college towns.
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