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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ah, Summer!, A Day at the Seaside, On Losing a Son, Highway Diversions, Fall in New England, The Best American Holiday, Deck the Halls, Fun in the Snow, The Mysteries of Christmas, Life in a Cold Climate.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Bryson have an issue with the Internet?
(a) It's making people anti-social.
(b) It's expensive.
(c) People can glean personal information about others.
(d) It's unreliable.

3. According to Bryson, why did a store in Michigan win a case brought against them by a customer?
(a) The customer had a history of suing every business in town.
(b) It had a really good lawyer.
(c) The store had a right to hire armed guards
(d) The store had a right to protect itself from shoplifting

4. What British sport does Bill find dull but restful?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Polo.
(d) Rounders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill tell the reader about crime in New Hampshire?

2. In "The Risk Factor," what does Bryson say an American is twice as likely to do as a British person?

3. What does Bryson say about American gardens?

4. In "Why Everyone is Worried," which federal agency is not doing a very good job, according to Bryson?

5. Why does Bill prefer the post offices in the U.S. to the ones in Britain?

(see the answer key)

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