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

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

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

4. What does Bill say about his hair?
(a) He always covers it with a hat.
(b) He has "very happy" hair.
(c) He wants to color the gray.
(d) He is losing it quickly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bill is amazed that thousands of Americans end up in the emergency rooms every year from using certain things. What are they?

2. Why does Bill prefer the post offices in the U.S. to the ones in Britain?

3. How many children do the Brysons have?

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

5. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?

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