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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 about the barber in his new hometown?
(a) He is fresh out of barber school and eager to try new things.
(b) He reads more books than Bill does.
(c) He could talk the hind leg off a donkey.
(d) He only seems to know hairstyles from the 1950's.

2. What does Bill say about his hair?
(a) He wants to color the gray.
(b) He always covers it with a hat.
(c) He has "very happy" hair.
(d) He is losing it quickly.

3. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?
(a) Happy tot talk to someone with sense.
(b) He can get caught up on his reading.
(c) Helpless and insecure.
(d) Like he is going to empty his wallet.

4. In "The War on Drugs," what is wrong, according to Bryson, about the penalties for drug possession?
(a) He thinks the laws favor the rich.
(b) He thinks the penalties should be harsher.
(c) He thinks the penalties for drug possession are too harsh.
(d) He thinks the laws favor the poor.

5. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?
(a) Have a charity softball game.
(b) Give customers free donuts, pastries, and coffee.
(c) Give out door prizes.
(d) Give customers free stamps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lost at the Movies," which Jurassic Park movie did Bryson take his children to see?

2. What does Bill find to be a difficult adjustment for him when he returns to the U.S.?

3. How many children do the Brysons have?

4. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?

5. What British sport does Bill find dull but restful?

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