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

2. How did Bryson feel about New York as a teenager?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Awed.

3. How does Bryson get to New York?
(a) He bokes.
(b) He flies.
(c) He takes the bus.
(d) He rents a car.

4. What do the imaginary business cards Bryson wants to hand out to New Yorkers say?
(a) "Thank you for not killing me."
(b) "Thank you for not smoking."
(c) "Will you go to prom with me?"
(d) "The end is near!"

5. What does Bryson wish this era would allow him to do to beggars?
(a) Enslave them.
(b) Take them home and care for them.
(c) Teach them to steal.
(d) Strike them with a stick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Bryson smile at everyone in Littleton?

3. When Bryson was a child at Gettysburg, his father bought him a _________.

4. What does Bryson remember about Delaware?

5. What does Bryson envy about Hal and Lucia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bryson recognize long distance travelers?

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

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

4. Why is Bryson concerned about Detroit?

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

6. Why are Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island more to Bryson's liking?

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

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

9. Has Bryson had good or bad experiences with strippers? What prompted this thought?

10. How is Bryson similar to the pilgrims?

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