The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Bill Bryson
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why does Bryson consider going back to Connecticut?
(a) He likes it more than New York.
(b) He had some good pie there.
(c) He thinks he missed something.
(d) He saw a beautiful woman

2. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?
(a) "Where is the bus station?"
(b) "Do you know where you're going?"
(c) "Where are you from?"
(d) "How do you like Mississippi?"

3. "Dullard" reminds Bryson of a movie in which the locals wait for what?
(a) Their big break.
(b) God to come so they can be saved.
(c) A lone traveler to barbeque.
(d) A celebrity to pass through.

4. Where are the senior citizens visiting the "Little White House" from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) A Baptist church.
(c) A retirement home.
(d) A hospital.

5. Bryson refers to Bloomsburg, where his brother lives, as the ______.
(a) Rustbelt.
(b) Last fronteir.
(c) Pinnacle of home.
(d) Worst place on earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. After visiting Ripley's Museum, Bryson feels he's had enough _______ for one day.

2. Where was Bryson's brother living recently?

3. How is Philadelphia better than Bryson remembers from his childhood?

4. While in Columbus, what does Bryson realize about his journey?

5. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?

(see the answer key)

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