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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. In "Room Service," what does Bill say the Motel Inn in California is famous for?
(a) Being used in a lot of movies.
(b) Being owned by Zorro.
(c) Being built over buried treasure.
(d) Being the first to use the word "motel."

2. In the twenty years since Bryson left the United States, by how much have car numbers, roads, and mileage increased?
(a) By half.
(b) By 10%.
(c) By two times.
(d) By 100%.

3. Bryson says that 94% of Americans' trips from home involve the use of something in particular. What is that item?
(a) A credit card.
(b) A snack.
(c) A car.
(d) A cell phone.

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

5. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) To a ski resort in Quebec.
(b) To an expensive inn in Massachusetts.
(c) To a fancy restaurant in Vermont.
(d) To a spa in Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?

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

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

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