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

2. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?
(a) He and his family can use their facilities.
(b) His kids can go there for free.
(c) It keeps the taxes down.
(d) It has snob appeal.

3. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?
(a) It is being replaced by a DVD player.
(b) It costs so much.
(c) It can record twelve months in advance.
(d) It has no remote.

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

5. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?
(a) He is absentminded.
(b) He is clumsy.
(c) He is perfect at everything he does.
(d) He never forgets anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say is a new shopping experience for him on his return to America?

2. What does Bill find to be a difficult adjustment for him when he returns to the U.S.?

3. In "The Numbers Game," what does Bill say is beyond the comprehension of everyone?

4. What does Bill tell the reader about crime in New Hampshire?

5. Bill says the GDP is very hard to measure in modern times. What does GDP stand for?

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