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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. In "Enough Already," which item comes in 18 varieties in American supermarkets?
(a) Milk.
(b) Incontinence diapers.
(c) Gum removal spray.
(d) Veggie burgers.

2. In "How to Rent a Car," what does Bryson find especially frustrating about the process?
(a) The limits on passengers.
(b) The mileage charges.
(c) The options he is offered.
(d) How and where to drop it off.

3. In "The Waste Generation," what does Bryson think is getting worse in the United States, compared to his youth?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Global warming.
(d) Crime.

4. 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 weather.
(d) The government.

5. What word associated with Christmas does Bryson wonder about at the beginning of "The Mysteries of Christmas"?
(a) A-wassailing.
(b) Noel.
(c) Merry.
(d) Yule.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bryson, why did a store in Michigan win a case brought against them by a customer?

2. Bryson compares modern airplanes to _______________.

3. What does Bill miss about television in Britain?

4. In "Death Watch," what does Bryson dislike because they are "cold and bouncy and make odd noises."?

5. How is "Your Tax Form Explained" structured?

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