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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. Bryson eats all his food in Cape Cod with _____.
(a) Sand.
(b) A fork and knife.
(c) An elderly couple.
(d) Mayo.

2. When the hotel owner in Littleton promises Bryson a good room, what is Bryson thinking?
(a) That "good" is relative.
(b) The man is going to kill him.
(c) He's glad to have finally found an honest man.
(d) He doubts it.

3. People are _____ when Bryson tells them of the dignitary he saw in D.C.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Confused.
(c) Unimpressed.
(d) Awed.

4. What happened to the settlers of Roanoke, VA?
(a) They disappeared.
(b) They took over a neighboring town.
(c) They were abducted.
(d) They went back North.

5. How does Bryson get to New York?
(a) He rents a car.
(b) He bokes.
(c) He takes the bus.
(d) He flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson compare the quietness of Mackinaw Island to?

2. How frequently does the waitress in Littleton refill Bryson's water glass?

3. What does Bryson observe about the cemetery in Peacham?

4. Where do Bryson and his brother eat on their visit?

5. How much money would Bryson have spent at Colonial Williamsburg if he was with his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island more to Bryson's liking?

2. How does Bryson know how to socially categorize Hal and Lucia?

3. What revelation about poverty does Bryson have in Vermont?

4. Does Bryson have an "authentic" New England experience?

5. What has always been Bryson's reaction to inequality?

6. In Bryson's opinion, how is poverty relative?

7. Why is Bryson concerned about Detroit?

8. Are the people of Roanoke, VA amiable to discussing the Melungeons? Why or why not?

9. Why does Bryson have a problem with the Vanderbilts?

10. Has Bryson had good or bad experiences with strippers? What prompted this thought?

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