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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. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?
(a) They are only four-digits.
(b) The 1-800 numbers are easy to remember.
(c) They are preprogrammed on everyone's phone.
(d) Business calls cannot be made into people's homes.

2. What does Bill find in the bottom of his refrigerator, a left over from his junk-food shopping with his wife?
(a) Toaster tarts.
(b) Popsicles.
(c) Breakfast pizza.
(d) Lettuce.

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

4. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?
(a) The microwave.
(b) The garbage disposal.
(c) The blender.
(d) The dishwasher.

5. In "Room Service," what does Bill say the Motel Inn in California is famous for?
(a) Being used in a lot of movies.
(b) Being the first to use the word "motel."
(c) Being owned by Zorro.
(d) Being built over buried treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bill know so much about motels?

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

3. According to Bill, which offense do the British commit that he takes offense to?

4. Why does Bryson think the cupholder revolution is a bit strange?

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

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