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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bryson observes that the Eisenhower home is so well preserved it looked like Ike and Mamie _______.
(a) Planned its exibition.
(b) Didn't live in the house.
(c) Were very messy.
(d) Wandered off.

3. How much money would Bryson have spent at Colonial Williamsburg if he was with his family?
(a) $100.
(b) $15.
(c) $75.
(d) $0.

4. Who would Bryson terrorize in the park at Gettysburg?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Tourists.
(c) His parents.
(d) Children.

5. There are a large number of ______ buried in the Peacham cemetery.
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Animals.
(c) Elderly.
(d) Children.

6. Why are the Melungeons shunned?
(a) Because of their dark skin.
(b) Because they speak their mind.
(c) Because they have a bad reputation.
(d) Because they are too harsh on their children.

7. Why does Bryson believe aliens have taken over Littleton?
(a) Because the people never eat.
(b) Because everyone is so nice.
(c) Because no one ever sleeps.
(d) Because he believes everything he hears.

8. What does the apothecary shop in Colonial Williamsburg sell?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Educational DVDs.
(d) Replica apothecary jars.

9. Why are the waiters in the restaurant in Cooperstown eager for Bryson to leave?
(a) They're having a secret meeting.
(b) They know he won't tip.
(c) They want to close.
(d) They don't like him.

10. People are _____ when Bryson tells them of the dignitary he saw in D.C.
(a) Awed.
(b) Confused.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Unimpressed.

11. When the hotel owner in Littleton promises Bryson a good room, what is Bryson thinking?
(a) The man is going to kill him.
(b) He's glad to have finally found an honest man.
(c) He doubts it.
(d) That "good" is relative.

12. After leaving the gas station, how does Bryson become lost?
(a) The roads were blocked off.
(b) He can't understand directions.
(c) He fell asleep at the wheel.
(d) He takes a "shortcut."

13. Bryson goes on a tangent comparing the American health care system to _______.
(a) The future.
(b) Canada's.
(c) The Middle Age's.
(d) Britain's.

14. Bryson refers to Bloomsburg, where his brother lives, as the ______.
(a) Rustbelt.
(b) Pinnacle of home.
(c) Worst place on earth.
(d) Last fronteir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson thinks the houses in Maine are _____.

2. What kind of people does Bryson think inhabit Stowe?

3. Why does Bryson tune in to a Canadian radio station?

4. Bryson observes that people have _____ Lake Erie.

5. Where do Bryson and his brother eat on their visit?

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