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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryson thinks the houses in Maine are _____.
(a) Magificent.
(b) Overpriced.
(c) Too tall.
(d) Dreary.

2. The trash and poverty makes Philadelphia feel like more of a ______ to Bryson.
(a) Third-world country.
(b) Slum.
(c) Big city.
(d) Nightmare.

3. Where do Bryson and his brother eat on their visit?
(a) Amish Country.
(b) A French restaurant.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) A bar.

4. Why does Bryson consider going back to Connecticut?
(a) He had some good pie there.
(b) He saw a beautiful woman
(c) He likes it more than New York.
(d) He thinks he missed something.

5. What is Bryson's primary observation about Cleveland?
(a) It's busy.
(b) It's dirty.
(c) It's renovated.
(d) It's better than he remembers.

6. In Newport, what homes does the tour visit?
(a) Famous people's.
(b) The wealthiest in the country.
(c) Classic ones
(d) Modern, cutting-edge.

7. What does Bryson compare the quietness of Mackinaw Island to?
(a) A coma.
(b) His favorite campsite.
(c) Death.
(d) A dream.

8. Why is Mackinac City closed down?
(a) There's been an earthquake.
(b) There's been a crime.
(c) They're bankrupt.
(d) It's winter.

9. Why does Bryson joke that aliens have abducted everyone from Peacham?
(a) The people are so strange.
(b) There are a lot of crop-circles.
(c) No one's around.
(d) He heard a rumor.

10. What tourists are crowding Cape Cod?
(a) Fourth of July visitors.
(b) Elderly couples.
(c) Columbus Day visitors.
(d) Celebrity watchers.

11. What happened to the settlers of Roanoke, VA?
(a) They disappeared.
(b) They went back North.
(c) They took over a neighboring town.
(d) They were abducted.

12. Bryson skips the tour in Newport and looks at the homes from _____.
(a) A cliff.
(b) His car.
(c) A magazine.
(d) A boat.

13. Bryson observes that the businesses in Cape Cod are all aimed at getting tourists to _____.
(a) Stay longer.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Leave.
(d) Buy property.

14. Where do the Melungeons live?
(a) New York.
(b) The Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Britain.
(d) Des Moines.

15. Where does Bryson find "real New England"?
(a) Vemont.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the hotel owner in Littleton promises Bryson a good room, what is Bryson thinking?

2. Why doesn't Bryson mind bad service in restaurants?

3. What do the imaginary business cards Bryson wants to hand out to New Yorkers say?

4. Why are the Melungeons shunned?

5. There are a large number of ______ buried in the Peacham cemetery.

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