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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. What does Bryson say he set out to Missouri with?
(a) No money.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A light heart.
(d) Great expectations.

2. Why has Bryson never seen the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum"?
(a) He never cared too.
(b) He was always afraid of it.
(c) His family never passed through the town.
(d) His father never let him.

3. When Bryson's car begins to skid, what noise does he make?
(a) Tarzan missing the vine.
(b) A rollercoaster.
(c) A baby crying.
(d) A thunderstorm.

4. Bryson thinks the people of Dullard are looking at him with "________eyes."
(a) Accusitory.
(b) Questioning.
(c) Loving.
(d) Barbeque.

5. Bryson feels that Columbus has pieces of _______.
(a) Perfection.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) History.
(d) His childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bryson stop in Bryson City?

2. According to Bryson's generalization, who will people from Des Moines marry?

3. As a child, what did Bryson always think about Pella?

4. After visiting Ripley's Museum, Bryson feels he's had enough _______ for one day.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the tourists in Warm Springs embody Bryson's dislikes?

4. Does Bryson have a conflicted relationship with North Carolina? What constitutes this relationship?

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

6. In Bryson's opinion, why do Farmers lose their limbs easily?

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

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

9. Do people ever get out of Des Moines, according to Bryson? Why or why not?

10. What was the effect of Bryson's "disturbed and erratic" childhood?

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