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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 about the way people of the world eat?
(a) Most people eat too much.
(b) We eat a huge variety of things.
(c) Most people don't eat enough.
(d) There are thousands of foods but only a few are eaten a lot.

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

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

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

5. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?
(a) Pet food.
(b) Over-the-counter drugs.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill discuss at the beginning of his essay on design flaws?

2. What disappeared in the north woods of New Hampshire in 1996 and was never found?

3. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?

4. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?

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

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