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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 word associated with Christmas does Bryson wonder about at the beginning of "The Mysteries of Christmas"?
(a) Yule.
(b) A-wassailing.
(c) Merry.
(d) Noel.

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

3. In "Design Flaws," what does Bill complain about, in regards to his computer?
(a) The keyboard.
(b) The CD player.
(c) The monitor.
(d) The hard drive.

4. 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) For a couple of weeks, the colors are amazing.
(d) He's glad the kids are back in school.

5. How does Bryson begin "Tales of the North Woods?"
(a) He talks about a college student who left a party and died in the woods.
(b) He talks about the town that disappeared, and no one has found it.
(c) He talks about shoveling snow.
(d) He talks about using a snowmobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Bryson unhappy about a flight he and his family took from Minneapolis?

2. According to Bryson, when was the first official Thanksgiving held in the United States?

3. In "Death Watch," what does Bryson dislike because they are "cold and bouncy and make odd noises."?

4. According to Bryson, what is lacking in his New Hampshire town?

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

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