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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Bryson's opinion, what don't farmers feel?
(a) Their own pain.
(b) The joy of life.
(c) The seasons change.
(d) Other people's pain.

2. What does Bryson observe has "eaten" Carbondale?
(a) A monster.
(b) Shopping malls.
(c) Factories.
(d) Vacationers.

3. Why does Bryson miss billboards on the highway?
(a) It reminds him of a childhood game.
(b) It gives him writing ideas.
(c) It gives him ideas as to where to go next.
(d) It was something to look at.

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

5. As an adult, Bryson finds Mark Twain's boyhood home to be ______.
(a) Dilapidated.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Fancy.
(d) Boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annoys Bryson about all the signs in Beaufort?

2. What thought comforts Bryson about the pushy seniors at the "Little White House"?

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

4. What does Bryson first notice when crossing the line to North Carolina?

5. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Abe Lincoln's home more fun for Bryson and his generation that it is for the youth of today?

2. How does Bryson generalize towns from his youth?

3. Why is the south like a foreign country to Bryson?

4. How is Tuskegee, AL a trip back in time for Bryson?

5. What, in Bryson's opinion, is good about being from Des Moines?

6. What do Bryson's expectations in revisiting his grandparents' home say about him?

7. What inspired Bryson's trip?

8. Why does Bryson draw ties to movies? How does this aid the narrative?

9. Why does Bryson like Charleston, SC?

10. What effect does Bryson's visit to Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum have on him?

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