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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. While visiting Abe Lincoln's home-town, Bryson quickly becomes ______.
(a) Excited.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Bored.
(d) Afraid.

2. What is the effect Charleston has on Bryson?
(a) He feels like he stepped into a Pepsi commercial.
(b) He feels like a kid again.
(c) He feels like his father would be proud of him.
(d) He feels like he should give up and go home.

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

4. What prompted "Lost Continent"?
(a) The death of Bryson's father.
(b) A very good offer from a publisher.
(c) His distaste for the U.S.
(d) Bryson's boredom with other countries.

5. When Bryson enters Mississippi, he suddenly begins musing on the ________ of the region.
(a) Cultural variation.
(b) Race riots.
(c) Vibrance.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson tell the waitress he has just gotten out of prison for?

2. "Dullard" reminds Bryson of a movie in which the locals wait for what?

3. Bryson states that people who pass through Des Moines and stay for years are confused, but _____ in their decision.

4. In Oxford, what is the young woman trying to tell Bryson when she says "make the skyaya"?

5. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bryson name the town "Dullard"?

2. What are Bryson's feelings about Mississippi? Why does he feel this way?

3. What is disappointing about the Mississippi to Bryson?

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

5. Why does Bryson like Charleston, SC?

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

7. How does Auburn, AL prompt more of Bryson's criticisms of youth?

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

9. What inspired Bryson's trip?

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

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