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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Everyone Is Worried, The Risk Factor, The War on Drugs, Dying Accents, Inefficiency Report, Why No One Walks, Wide-Open Spaces, Snoopers at Work, Lost at the Movies and Gardening with my Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?
(a) He manages to antagonize the waitress.
(b) He's a vegan.
(c) He's a picky eater.
(d) He hates the high prices.

2. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?
(a) Travel to Mars and back.
(b) Pay off the national debt.
(c) Make the tax system fair.
(d) Count a trillion dollars.

3. How does Bill explain the popularity of motel chains in America?
(a) Good marketing.
(b) People want the same thing wherever they go.
(c) Privately owned ones are expensive.
(d) The chains are clean and efficient.

4. What does Bill say is a strange feature of their car?
(a) There is an indentation on the dashboard with no obvious use.
(b) It has no cup holders.
(c) The steering wheel is heated.
(d) It dispenses ice.

5. According to Bryson, what is lacking in his New Hampshire town?
(a) Good entertainment.
(b) Intelligent people.
(c) Crime.
(d) Pollution.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Room Service," what does Bill say the Motel Inn in California is famous for?

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

3. In "Junk-Food Heaven," according to Bill, what kind of food shopper is his wife?

4. What does Bill say about his hair?

5. What disappeared in the north woods of New Hampshire in 1996 and was never found?

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