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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bryson enters Mississippi, he suddenly begins musing on the ________ of the region.
(a) History.
(b) Cultural variation.
(c) Race riots.
(d) Vibrance.

2. Bryson says he "wouldn't hesitate to give an old person a shove, especially a _______."
(a) Woman.
(b) Rude one.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Southerner.

3. What pop-culture medium does Bryson claim paints southerners in a bad light?
(a) Music.
(b) Fashion magazines.
(c) Reality television.
(d) Movies.

4. In Bryson's opinion, what explains the stupidity of students?
(a) Their teachers are too young.
(b) They do too many drugs.
(c) There are no decent bookshops.
(d) Their parents are absent.

5. In Bryson's opinion, what don't farmers feel?
(a) The seasons change.
(b) Other people's pain.
(c) The joy of life.
(d) Their own pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted "Lost Continent"?

2. The Dullard barmaid has "ready for sex written all over her face but better bring a _____ written all over her body."

3. What does Bryson first notice when crossing the line to North Carolina?

4. After visiting Cherokee and Gatlinburg, in Bryson's opinion, what do Americans think it is necessary to do to a place?

5. Bryson decides he wants to travel after watching _________.

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