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

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

3. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?
(a) Have a charity softball game.
(b) Give customers free donuts, pastries, and coffee.
(c) Give out door prizes.
(d) Give customers free stamps.

4. 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 cell phone.
(c) A car.
(d) A snack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?

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

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

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

5. How does Bill explain the popularity of motel chains in America?

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