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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. 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 cost of popcorn.
(d) The large cinema complexes.

2. Why does Bill prefer the post offices in the U.S. to the ones in Britain?
(a) The buildings are clean and new.
(b) Each town has one.
(c) The U.S. post offices only deal with mail.
(d) The U.S. postal charges are very low.

3. How was the first "drive-in" movie shown in New Jersey in the 1930's?
(a) In a deserted baseball park.
(b) On Richard Hollingshead's garage door.
(c) On a school's outside wall.
(d) In a tennis court.

4. Bryson likes his privacy. Where does he especially find there is a lack of privacy in America?
(a) In telephone booths.
(b) On airplanes.
(c) In public washrooms.
(d) In clothing store changing rooms.

5. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?
(a) He is perfect at everything he does.
(b) He never forgets anything.
(c) He is clumsy.
(d) He is absentminded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill find strange about some U.S. commercials?

2. Bryson and his wife see their son off to a university. Where is the university?

3. In "A Slight Inconvenience," what does Bryson say about drive-through windows in restaurants?

4. In "On Losing a Son," why does Bryson decide to play baseball with his youngest child?

5. What does Bill say is a new shopping experience for him on his return to America?

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