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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 British sport does Bill find dull but restful?
(a) Rounders.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Polo.
(d) Soccer.

2. What does Bill find strange about some U.S. commercials?
(a) They cannot show cigarettes.
(b) They advertise personal hygiene products.
(c) They can be 5 minutes long.
(d) They have laugh tracks.

3. What does Bill say about American sports teams that would never happen in Britain?
(a) The players are all polite.
(b) A team can move its franchise to a new city.
(c) The players play for small salaries.
(d) The teams have cheerleaders.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake did Bill make that made him realize that he, along with many others, needs product guidance?

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

3. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?

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

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

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