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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. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?
(a) The informality.
(b) The weather.
(c) The government.
(d) The fashions.

2. In "Wide-Open Spaces," according to Bryson, who was an idiot?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Daniel Boone.
(c) Samuel de Champlain.
(d) Monty Hall.

3. Why does Bryson have an issue with the Internet?
(a) It's unreliable.
(b) It's making people anti-social.
(c) People can glean personal information about others.
(d) It's expensive.

4. How much does Bryson say the government spends on fighting drugs?
(a) $500 million a year.
(b) $10 billion a year.
(c) $1 billion dollars a year.
(d) $50 billion a year.

5. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Colebrook.
(d) Concord.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?

2. What does Bill say is a strange feature of their car?

3. What does Bill say that he has to remember about going into restaurants?

4. In "The Numbers Game," what does Bill say is beyond the comprehension of everyone?

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

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