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

2. What is the problem with Cooperstown which prevents it from being Bryson's "perfect town"?
(a) There are too many tourists.
(b) There's not enough history.
(c) It's too well-known.
(d) There are no restaurants.

3. How does Bryson feel about New York as an adult?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Indiferent.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Awed.

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

5. Why does Bryson dislike Cornelius Vanderbilt?
(a) He didn't like his writing.
(b) He was racist.
(c) He bought Bryson's family's home.
(d) His arrogant displays of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the gas station attendant makes a phone call, what does Bryson do?

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

3. What does Bryson observe about the cemetery in Peacham?

4. Where does Bryson find "real New England"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bryson know how to socially categorize Hal and Lucia?

2. Why does Bryson "believe" Littleton has been taken over by aliens?

3. How does Bryson imagine he should act in New York?

4. Why does Bryson have a problem with the Vanderbilts?

5. Why is Bryson so afraid of New York?

6. Is Bryson's mother patient?

7. What did Bryson realize on a family trip when he witnessed a shooting?

8. Why is Bryson relieved to be back in Iowa?

9. Why is Bryson concerned about Detroit?

10. How does Bryson feel after visiting Gettysburg? Why?

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