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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. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) To a spa in Connecticut.
(b) To a fancy restaurant in Vermont.
(c) To a ski resort in Quebec.
(d) To an expensive inn in Massachusetts.

2. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?
(a) Give out door prizes.
(b) Give customers free stamps.
(c) Have a charity softball game.
(d) Give customers free donuts, pastries, and coffee.

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

4. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?
(a) Concord.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Colebrook.
(d) Hanover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?

2. What does Bill find strange about some U.S. commercials?

3. What does Bill Bryson like about his new home town?

4. What does Bill say about his hair?

5. How many children do the Brysons have?

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