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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Bryson was a child at Gettysburg, his father bought him a _________.
(a) Flag.
(b) Hat.
(c) Book.
(d) Toy rifle.

3. What is Bryson's primary observation about Cleveland?
(a) It's dirty.
(b) It's better than he remembers.
(c) It's renovated.
(d) It's busy.

4. What does the apothecary shop in Colonial Williamsburg sell?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Educational DVDs.
(c) Replica apothecary jars.
(d) Nothing.

5. How is Philadelphia better than Bryson remembers from his childhood?
(a) The mayor renamed the streets.
(b) The ghettos aren't as bad.
(c) It's built a new suburb.
(d) It's not as much fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson skips the tour in Newport and looks at the homes from _____.

2. Why does Bryson dislike Cornelius Vanderbilt?

3. What is the problem with Cooperstown which prevents it from being Bryson's "perfect town"?

4. Bryson declares that Tupelo is _______.

5. Bryson observes that people have _____ Lake Erie.

(see the answer key)

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