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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 Bill say is a new shopping experience for him on his return to America?
(a) Personal service.
(b) Outlet malls.
(c) Shopping insurance.
(d) Money-back guarantees.

2. How much does Bryson say the government spends on fighting drugs?
(a) $1 billion dollars a year.
(b) $50 billion a year.
(c) $500 million a year.
(d) $10 billion a year.

3. What does Bill say about the barber in his new hometown?
(a) He could talk the hind leg off a donkey.
(b) He reads more books than Bill does.
(c) He is fresh out of barber school and eager to try new things.
(d) He only seems to know hairstyles from the 1950's.

4. According to Bryson, what is lacking in his New Hampshire town?
(a) Good entertainment.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Crime.
(d) Intelligent people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much energy does Bryson say the average American uses compared to the average European?

2. What does Bill find in the bottom of his refrigerator, a left over from his junk-food shopping with his wife?

3. In "The Flying Nightmare," what job does Bryson say his father had?

4. What surprising statistic does Bryson share about the number of lawyers in America?

5. What does Bryson mean by the "wasteland"?

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