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

2. Why does Bryson think the cupholder revolution is a bit strange?
(a) Some cars have way more cupholders than capacity for passengers.
(b) The car makers should make better cars and forget the cupholders.
(c) People shouldn't be drinking and driving.
(d) Americans are spoiled and want every little convenience.

3. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?
(a) Travel to Mars and back.
(b) Make the tax system fair.
(c) Count a trillion dollars.
(d) Pay off the national debt.

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

5. What particular product in American supermarkets fascinates Bill?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Pet food.
(c) Meat.
(d) Laundry soap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the house does Bill regard as delightful and pretty much the same in every American household?

2. Why did Bill decide to write "Friendly People?"

3. How many children do the Brysons have?

4. When Bill phones the computer hotline to ask for help, what information do they ask him for first?

5. What does Bill Bryson like about his new home town?

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