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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 product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?
(a) Milk.
(b) Dental floss.
(c) Toothpaste.
(d) Soda.

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

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

4. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?
(a) The 1-800 numbers are easy to remember.
(b) Business calls cannot be made into people's homes.
(c) They are only four-digits.
(d) They are preprogrammed on everyone's phone.

5. What does Bill hate about flying now that he is back in the U.S.?
(a) Having to show photo identification at the airport.
(b) The price of tickets.
(c) The snacks are terrible.
(d) No meals are served.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill miss about television in Britain?

2. What does Bill say about American sports teams that would never happen in Britain?

3. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?

4. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?

5. What event in America is starting up as Bill begins writing his columns for his British audience?

(see the answer key)

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