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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. In Tupelo, which famous home does Bryson visit?
(a) Elvis's.
(b) Jack London's.
(c) Doris Day's.
(d) Billy the Kid's.
2. How did Bryson feel about Abe Lincoln's home when he was a boy?
(a) He found it boring.
(b) He never saw it.
(c) He was amazed by it.
(d) He didn't understand its importance.
3. Why does Bryson stop in Bryson City?
(a) It shares his name.
(b) He was named after it.
(c) It's where his parents got married.
(d) His brother lives there.
4. Bryson and his siblings used to poke matches into apples or boiled eggs until they resembled a _______.
(a) Madusa statue.
(b) Chia Pet.
(c) Cactus.
(d) Porcupine.
5. What thought comforts Bryson about the pushy seniors at the "Little White House"?
(a) That soon they'll be dead.
(b) They don't know what they're doing.
(c) They'll get karmic payback.
(d) They won't enjoy the site.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bryson observe has "eaten" Carbondale?
2. After being the only white man in a restaurant in Alabama, Bryson feels _____ to get back on the highway.
3. In Bryson's opinion, what explains the stupidity of students?
4. In a small town, Bryson always finds a business or two named ______.
5. The Dullard barmaid has "ready for sex written all over her face but better bring a _____ written all over her body."
Short Essay Questions
1. What, in Bryson's opinion, is good about being from Des Moines?
2. Why is the south like a foreign country to Bryson?
3. Does Bryson view his grandparents critically or endearingly? How does he portray them?
4. Why does Bryson like Charleston, SC?
5. What is the most fun Bryson can have in Carbondale?
6. Why does Bryson like Tupelo?
7. How do the tourists in Warm Springs embody Bryson's dislikes?
8. How does Bryson feel about signs and billboards?
9. How does Auburn, AL prompt more of Bryson's criticisms of youth?
10. Why was Abe Lincoln's home more fun for Bryson and his generation that it is for the youth of today?
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