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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 say about the long trip and back to take his son to college?
(a) Travelling on American highways is dull.
(b) Travelling by car is one of his favorite things.
(c) It was sad.
(d) It was quick.

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

3. What is Bryson's opinion of book tours?
(a) They are kind of fun.
(b) They are boring.
(c) They are a waste of time.
(d) They are very educational.

4. Who does Bryson say designed the snowmobile?
(a) Joseph Armand Bombardier.
(b) Satan.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) His friend Danny Blanchflower.

5. In the twenty years since Bryson left the United States, by how much have car numbers, roads, and mileage increased?
(a) By 10%.
(b) By 100%.
(c) By two times.
(d) By half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do the Brysons have?

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

3. In "Lost at the Movies," which Jurassic Park movie did Bryson take his children to see?

4. What do the British celebrate on December 26th?

5. According to Bryson, which of his sons might one day become a libel lawyer?

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