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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 happened to the settlers of Roanoke, VA?
(a) They took over a neighboring town.
(b) They went back North.
(c) They were abducted.
(d) They disappeared.

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

3. Bryson observes that people have _____ Lake Erie.
(a) Utilized.
(b) Exploited.
(c) Killed.
(d) Revived.

4. How does Bryson feel about Wiscasset?
(a) It's not well known enough.
(b) It's almost perfect.
(c) It's too crowded.
(d) It's not worth the travel time.

5. When the gas station attendant makes a phone call, what does Bryson do?
(a) Offers him a quarter.
(b) Drives away quickly.
(c) Cuts the phone line.
(d) Sits and waits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson thinks the houses in Maine are _____.

2. In Cooperstown, Bryson reminisces about his childhood at the ________ Hall of Fame.

3. Bryson dislikes the new _______ of the Smithsonian.

4. Why does Bryson visit the Eisenhower home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bryson recognize long distance travelers?

2. Does Bryson have an "authentic" New England experience?

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

4. In visiting Colonial Williamsburg, how does Bryson feel about tourism?

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

6. Is Bryson's mother patient?

7. Is Bryson sympathetic to impoverished people? Why or why not?

8. How is Bryson similar to the pilgrims?

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

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

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