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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ah, Summer!, A Day at the Seaside, On Losing a Son, Highway Diversions, Fall in New England, The Best American Holiday, Deck the Halls, Fun in the Snow, The Mysteries of Christmas, Life in a Cold Climate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryson likes his privacy. Where does he especially find there is a lack of privacy in America?
(a) On airplanes.
(b) In public washrooms.
(c) In clothing store changing rooms.
(d) In telephone booths.

2. What does Bryson call the expression his wife wears when she is ready for serious gardening?
(a) Her Adidas expression.
(b) Her Pepsi expression.
(c) Her Nike expression.
(d) Her Gatorade expression.

3. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) Soda.
(c) Dental floss.
(d) Milk.

4. In "Wide-Open Spaces," according to Bryson, who was an idiot?
(a) Daniel Boone.
(b) Samuel de Champlain.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Monty Hall.

5. What is one way Bryson says New Hampshire residents might die that would not happen in Britain?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Getting swine flu.
(c) Crashing their car into a moose.
(d) Flying their own plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill find in the bottom of his refrigerator, a left over from his junk-food shopping with his wife?

2. Bill is amazed that thousands of Americans end up in the emergency rooms every year from using certain things. What are they?

3. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?

4. In "The Numbers Game," what does Bill say is beyond the comprehension of everyone?

5. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?

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