I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Bill Bryson
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 176 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?
(a) He never forgets anything.
(b) He is absentminded.
(c) He is clumsy.
(d) He is perfect at everything he does.

2. What does Bill tell the reader about crime in New Hampshire?
(a) There were only four murders in the last reporting year.
(b) Petty crime is a problem in the rural areas.
(c) Serious crime is on the increase.
(d) There is no death penalty.

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

4. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?
(a) Helpless and insecure.
(b) He can get caught up on his reading.
(c) Happy tot talk to someone with sense.
(d) Like he is going to empty his wallet.

5. What does Bill miss about television in Britain?
(a) A late night university program with free courses.
(b) No commercials.
(c) A lot of good comedy shows.
(d) Good news programs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?

2. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?

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

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

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

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