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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 is Bryson's opinion about most American lawyers, according to "So Sue Me"?
(a) They know the legal system very well.
(b) They know very little about the legal system.
(c) They are honest.
(d) They overcharge for everything.

2. In "The War on Drugs," what is wrong, according to Bryson, about the penalties for drug possession?
(a) He thinks the penalties for drug possession are too harsh.
(b) He thinks the penalties should be harsher.
(c) He thinks the laws favor the poor.
(d) He thinks the laws favor the rich.

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

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

5. How does Bill know so much about motels?
(a) He used to own one.
(b) He belongs to a motel club.
(c) He is reading a book called "The Motel in America."
(d) He has stayed at thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bryson, what is the result of the "abundance of choice" in America?

2. What does Bill find to be a difficult adjustment for him when he returns to the U.S.?

3. Bryson compares modern airplanes to _______________.

4. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?

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

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