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

2. According to Bryson, what is lacking in his New Hampshire town?
(a) Good entertainment.
(b) Crime.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Intelligent people.

3. Who does Bryson say designed the snowmobile?
(a) Satan.
(b) Joseph Armand Bombardier.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) His friend Danny Blanchflower.

4. What does Bill discuss at the beginning of his essay on design flaws?
(a) His wife's clothing.
(b) His son's jeans.
(c) His son's running shoes.
(d) His daughter's jewelry.

5. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?
(a) She bursts into tears.
(b) She says he must have said something to upset the barber.
(c) She says she wants to send their sons there, too.
(d) She loves it.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bill, what is the outstanding quality of Americans?

2. According to Bill, which offense do the British commit that he takes offense to?

3. What does Bryson say about the long trip and back to take his son to college?

4. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?

5. What did the town of Laconia, New Hampshire, have to do about its new sidewalks and benches in its town center?

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