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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 disappeared in the north woods of New Hampshire in 1996 and was never found?
(a) A van full of illegal aliens.
(b) A Lear jet.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) The Bryson's dog.

2. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?
(a) Like he is going to empty his wallet.
(b) Happy tot talk to someone with sense.
(c) Helpless and insecure.
(d) He can get caught up on his reading.

3. In "A Slight Inconvenience," what does Bryson say about drive-through windows in restaurants?
(a) They are inefficient.
(b) That people will spend more time in line than if they went in.
(c) They are unsanitary.
(d) They save people a lot of time.

4. What movie is Bryson describing at the beginning of "The Wasteland"?
(a) Avatar.
(b) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(c) The Brady Bunch.
(d) Magnificent Obsession.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Rent a Car," what does Bryson find especially frustrating about the process?

2. In "Why Everyone is Worried," which federal agency is not doing a very good job, according to Bryson?

3. When Bill phones the computer hotline to ask for help, what information do they ask him for first?

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

5. What does Bill end up doing with all the food he buys at the supermarket?

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