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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. According to Bryson, what makes up for the long New England winters?
(a) Going south for a month.
(b) They are stunningly pretty.
(c) The roaring fire in his study.
(d) Playing board games with his kids.

2. What does Bryson say about the New England summers?
(a) They are short.
(b) They are too hot.
(c) They are boring.
(d) They are dull and rainy.

3. In "How to Have Fun at Home," why does Bill think having your groceries bagged for you is not so great?
(a) He has to tip the bagger.
(b) It doesn't buy him any quality time.
(c) It makes him feel lazy.
(d) He has to make conversation with the bagger.

4. What does Bryson hate about Christmas?
(a) Buying gifts.
(b) The music.
(c) The expense.
(d) Getting the decorations out of the attic.

5. What animal got trapped in the Bryson house soon after the family moved in?
(a) The neighbor's cat.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rat.
(d) A skunk.

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. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?

3. According to Bryson, which of his sons might one day become a libel lawyer?

4. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?

5. In "How to Rent a Car," what does Bryson find especially frustrating about the process?

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