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

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

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 20 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bryson observe most farmers are missing?
(a) A dog.
(b) A wife.
(c) A limb.
(d) Children.

2. Bryson observes that people have _____ Lake Erie.
(a) Utilized.
(b) Revived.
(c) Exploited.
(d) Killed.

3. What part of Kentucky did Bryson pass through?
(a) The northern border.
(b) The southern edge.
(c) The eastern corner.
(d) The center.

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

5. How does Bryson feel about New York as an adult?
(a) Awed.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Indiferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Bryson think inhabit Stowe?

2. What does Bryson do while visiting Hal and Lucia?

3. Who does Bryson visit at St. John's college?

4. After leaving the gas station, how does Bryson become lost?

5. What is the Mississippi police officer trying to ask Bryson in his thick accent?

(see the answer key)

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