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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 does Bryson call the expression his wife wears when she is ready for serious gardening?
(a) Her Adidas expression.
(b) Her Nike expression.
(c) Her Gatorade expression.
(d) Her Pepsi expression.

2. Bryson finds summer blockbuster movies annoying, but what does he have a real problem with?
(a) The behavior of children at the movie.
(b) The cost of admission.
(c) The large cinema complexes.
(d) The cost of popcorn.

3. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?
(a) He hates the high prices.
(b) He's a vegan.
(c) He manages to antagonize the waitress.
(d) He's a picky eater.

4. What does Bill say that he has to remember about going into restaurants?
(a) You need to show identification.
(b) He has to remove his baseball cap.
(c) They don't sell alcoholic drinks in the local eateries.
(d) To wait to be seated.

5. In "The Risk Factor," what does Bryson say an American is twice as likely to do as a British person?
(a) Die is hospital.
(b) Die of cancer.
(c) Die accidentally.
(d) Die in childbirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dying Accents," what is the name of the man who does carpentry around the Bryson house?

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

3. What does Bill miss about television in Britain?

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

5. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?

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