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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coming Home, Mail Call, Drug Culture, What's Cooking?, Well, Doctor, I was Just Trying to Lie Down..., Rule Number 1: Follow All Rules, Take Me Out to the Ballpark, Help!, A Visit to the Barbershop and On the Hotline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bill Bryson like about his new home town?
(a) It has a great college.
(b) It has great shopping.
(c) It is close to Boston.
(d) It is a suburb.

2. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?
(a) She says she wants to send their sons there, too.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She says he must have said something to upset the barber.
(d) She bursts into tears.

3. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Cars.
(c) Pet food.
(d) Over-the-counter drugs.

4. What does Bill find to be a difficult adjustment for him when he returns to the U.S.?
(a) He left as a young man and came back middle-aged.
(b) He has forgotten American English.
(c) He finds it very noisy.
(d) He cannot find what he wants in the stores.

5. What event in America is starting up as Bill begins writing his columns for his British audience?
(a) The Summer Olympics.
(b) A Presidential Election Campaign.
(c) The Stanley Cup Play-Offs.
(d) The World Series.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill hate about flying now that he is back in the U.S.?

2. According to Bill, which offense do the British commit that he takes offense to?

3. How many children do the Brysons have?

4. What does Bill tell the reader about crime in New Hampshire?

5. What is one activity that Bill is happy to return to in America?

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