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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Indoors, Death Watch, In Praise of Diners, Shopping Madness, The Fat of the Land, Your New Computer, How to Rent a Car, The Wasteland, The Flying Nightmare and Enough Already.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?
(a) The blender.
(b) The microwave.
(c) The garbage disposal.
(d) The dishwasher.

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

3. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?
(a) The fashions.
(b) The informality.
(c) The government.
(d) The weather.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say that all New Englanders do?

2. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?

3. What house feature does Bryson miss from his childhood?

4. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?

5. What does Bryson say Americans are very resistant to in the field of energy?

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