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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. Where does Bryson find "real New England"?
(a) Boston.
(b) Vemont.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Maine.

2. Why are the waiters in the restaurant in Cooperstown eager for Bryson to leave?
(a) They don't like him.
(b) They know he won't tip.
(c) They want to close.
(d) They're having a secret meeting.

3. What improves as Bryson drives through Vermont?
(a) The smell.
(b) The scenery.
(c) The food.
(d) The radio stations.

4. After leaving the gas station, how does Bryson become lost?
(a) He takes a "shortcut."
(b) The roads were blocked off.
(c) He can't understand directions.
(d) He fell asleep at the wheel.

5. In Cooperstown, Bryson reminisces about his childhood at the ________ Hall of Fame.
(a) Food.
(b) Cartoon.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Rock and Roll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns and operates Mount Vernon?

2. What does the apothecary shop in Colonial Williamsburg sell?

3. Bryson goes on a tangent comparing the American health care system to _______.

4. Why does Bryson believe aliens have taken over Littleton?

5. What tourists are crowding Cape Cod?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bryson recognize long distance travelers?

3. What has always been Bryson's reaction to inequality?

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

5. Is Bryson's mother patient?

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

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

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

9. What revelation about poverty does Bryson have in Vermont?

10. Why is Bryson concerned about Detroit?

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