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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Everyone Is Worried, The Risk Factor, The War on Drugs, Dying Accents, Inefficiency Report, Why No One Walks, Wide-Open Spaces, Snoopers at Work, Lost at the Movies and Gardening with my Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?
(a) It costs so much.
(b) It has no remote.
(c) It is being replaced by a DVD player.
(d) It can record twelve months in advance.

2. Bryson finds summer blockbuster movies annoying, but what does he have a real problem with?
(a) The behavior of children at the movie.
(b) The large cinema complexes.
(c) The cost of admission.
(d) The cost of popcorn.

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

4. Although the GDP is seen as a positive in economic terms, how does Bill say it can be negative?
(a) Production can cause pollution.
(b) It is just too confusing.
(c) Some of it has to go to other countries.
(d) It does not help the poor.

5. What does Bill discuss at the beginning of his essay on design flaws?
(a) His son's jeans.
(b) His daughter's jewelry.
(c) His son's running shoes.
(d) His wife's clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The War on Drugs," what is wrong, according to Bryson, about the penalties for drug possession?

2. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?

3. In "How to Have Fun at Home," why does Bill think having your groceries bagged for you is not so great?

4. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?

5. How does Bill know so much about motels?

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