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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. What does Bryson find the most "mind-numbing" feature of modern television?
(a) There are too many so-called experts on too many talk shows.
(b) The commercial breaks.
(c) There are so many good programs and not enough time to watch them.
(d) The same shows are shown over and over.

2. Bill says the GDP is very hard to measure in modern times. What does GDP stand for?
(a) Grand Divisible Principles.
(b) Grand Domestic Product.
(c) Gross Domestic Product.
(d) Gross Definitive Product.

3. What did Bryson's parents give him for Christmas when he was eight?
(a) Skis.
(b) A chemistry set.
(c) Skates.
(d) A doll.

4. What does Bryson say about the long trip and back to take his son to college?
(a) It was sad.
(b) It was quick.
(c) Travelling on American highways is dull.
(d) Travelling by car is one of his favorite things.

5. What does Bryson say about New England in "Fall in New England"?
(a) The weather is too cold.
(b) There are too many bugs.
(c) He's glad the kids are back in school.
(d) For a couple of weeks, the colors are amazing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bryson describe his first run on a snowmobile?

2. What do New Englanders call the tourists who come to New England in the fall?

3. What animal got trapped in the Bryson house soon after the family moved in?

4. In regards to his son's university education, what is Bryson so shocked about?

5. What particular product in American supermarkets fascinates Bill?

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