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

2. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?
(a) Count a trillion dollars.
(b) Pay off the national debt.
(c) Make the tax system fair.
(d) Travel to Mars and back.

3. What is one way Bryson says New Hampshire residents might die that would not happen in Britain?
(a) Getting swine flu.
(b) Flying their own plane.
(c) Swimming in the ocean.
(d) Crashing their car into a moose.

4. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?
(a) It has no remote.
(b) It is being replaced by a DVD player.
(c) It costs so much.
(d) It can record twelve months in advance.

5. What does Bill say about his hair?
(a) He is losing it quickly.
(b) He wants to color the gray.
(c) He has "very happy" hair.
(d) He always covers it with a hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bryson in "Why No One Walks," how far does the average American walk in a day?

2. Where does Mrs. Bryson like to go in the summer that Bill can definitely live without?

3. In "Room Service," what does Bill say the Motel Inn in California is famous for?

4. Which decade saw the idea of the drive-in really take off?

5. What does Bryson hate about Christmas?

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