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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coming Home, Mail Call, Drug Culture, What's Cooking?, Well, Doctor, I was Just Trying to Lie Down..., Rule Number 1: Follow All Rules, Take Me Out to the Ballpark, Help!, A Visit to the Barbershop and On the Hotline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Cars.
(c) Over-the-counter drugs.
(d) Pet food.

2. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) To a fancy restaurant in Vermont.
(b) To an expensive inn in Massachusetts.
(c) To a ski resort in Quebec.
(d) To a spa in Connecticut.

3. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?
(a) Most people don't eat enough.
(b) Most people eat too much.
(c) We eat a huge variety of things.
(d) There are thousands of foods but only a few are eaten a lot.

4. What does Bill find strange about some U.S. commercials?
(a) They cannot show cigarettes.
(b) They have laugh tracks.
(c) They advertise personal hygiene products.
(d) They can be 5 minutes long.

5. How many children do the Brysons have?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say about the barber in his new hometown?

2. What does Bill say that he has to remember about going into restaurants?

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

4. What is one activity that Bill is happy to return to in America?

5. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?

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