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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Design Flaws, Room Service, Consuming Pleasures, The Numbers Game, Junk-Food Heaven, How to Have Fun at Home, Tales of the North Woods, The Cupholder Revolution, Number, Please and Friendly People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?
(a) Dental floss.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Soda.
(d) Milk.

2. What does Bill tell the reader about crime in New Hampshire?
(a) Petty crime is a problem in the rural areas.
(b) Serious crime is on the increase.
(c) There is no death penalty.
(d) There were only four murders in the last reporting year.

3. What event in America is starting up as Bill begins writing his columns for his British audience?
(a) The Stanley Cup Play-Offs.
(b) The Summer Olympics.
(c) The World Series.
(d) A Presidential Election Campaign.

4. When Bill phones the computer hotline to ask for help, what information do they ask him for first?
(a) His date of birth.
(b) His address.
(c) The computer's serial number.
(d) His Social Security number.

5. What does Bill hate about flying now that he is back in the U.S.?
(a) The snacks are terrible.
(b) The price of tickets.
(c) No meals are served.
(d) Having to show photo identification at the airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say about the barber in his new hometown?

2. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?

3. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?

4. Although the GDP is seen as a positive in economic terms, how does Bill say it can be negative?

5. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?

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