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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 is one way Bryson says New Hampshire residents might die that would not happen in Britain?
(a) Crashing their car into a moose.
(b) Swimming in the ocean.
(c) Getting swine flu.
(d) Flying their own plane.

2. In "Why Everyone is Worried," which federal agency is not doing a very good job, according to Bryson?
(a) The CIA.
(b) Administration on Aging.
(c) The FBI.
(d) Homeland Security.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?

2. In "The War on Drugs," what is wrong, according to Bryson, about the penalties for drug possession?

3. How does Bill explain the popularity of motel chains in America?

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

5. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?

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