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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Indoors, Death Watch, In Praise of Diners, Shopping Madness, The Fat of the Land, Your New Computer, How to Rent a Car, The Wasteland, The Flying Nightmare and Enough Already.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bryson takes his family to one of the last drive-ins in the area, what is the experience like?
(a) The audio had improved greatly since the 1970s.
(b) Not fun at all.
(c) It was amazing.
(d) The kids hated it, the adults loved it.

2. What did the town of Laconia, New Hampshire, have to do about its new sidewalks and benches in its town center?
(a) Refit them for handicapped residents.
(b) Refit them for use in a movie.
(c) Remove them because no one was using them.
(d) Sanitize them.

3. What does Bryson say the reason might be for being bewildered with modern television?
(a) His kids like to watch a lot of shows that are just junk.
(b) He cannot follow the plot lines of the cop shows.
(c) In the America of his youth, and in England, there were only 4 channels.
(d) His eyesight and hearing are failing.

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

5. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?
(a) The garbage disposal.
(b) The microwave.
(c) The blender.
(d) The dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the first "drive-in" movie shown in New Jersey in the 1930's?

2. Bryson likes his privacy. Where does he especially find there is a lack of privacy in America?

3. When looking for a place to live in the United States, what was the only thing Bryson liked about Adams, Massachusetts?

4. What is Bryson's opinion of book tours?

5. What part of the house does Bill regard as delightful and pretty much the same in every American household?

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