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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. How does Bryson begin "Tales of the North Woods?"
(a) He talks about using a snowmobile.
(b) He talks about shoveling snow.
(c) He talks about the town that disappeared, and no one has found it.
(d) He talks about a college student who left a party and died in the woods.

2. When Bill phones the computer hotline to ask for help, what information do they ask him for first?
(a) His Social Security number.
(b) His address.
(c) His date of birth.
(d) The computer's serial number.

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

4. In "The Numbers Game," what does Bill say is beyond the comprehension of everyone?
(a) Why government workers get so many holidays.
(b) How the government manages to get anything done.
(c) How much money huge sums really represent.
(d) How tax money is spent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Risk Factor," what does Bryson say an American is twice as likely to do as a British person?

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

3. According to Bryson, why did a store in Michigan win a case brought against them by a customer?

4. What does Bill say about his hair?

5. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?

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