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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. In "Lost at the Movies," which Jurassic Park movie did Bryson take his children to see?
(a) Lost Innocence.
(b) Lost Dinosaurs.
(c) Lost Appetites.
(d) Lost World.

2. What particular product in American supermarkets fascinates Bill?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Meat.
(c) Laundry soap.
(d) Pet food.

3. What disappeared in the north woods of New Hampshire in 1996 and was never found?
(a) The Bryson's dog.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A Lear jet.
(d) A van full of illegal aliens.

4. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Colebrook.
(c) Concord.
(d) Manchester.

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

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. Why does Bryson have an issue with the Internet?

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

4. Why did Bill decide to write "Friendly People?"

5. What does Bill end up doing with all the food he buys at the supermarket?

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