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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. According to Bill, what is the outstanding quality of Americans?
(a) Their business sense.
(b) Their friendliness.
(c) Their ambition.
(d) Their sense of humor.

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) Breakfast pizza.
(c) Popsicles.
(d) Lettuce.

3. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?
(a) Dental floss.
(b) Milk.
(c) Soda.
(d) Toothpaste.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dying Accents," what is the name of the man who does carpentry around the Bryson house?

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

3. How many children do the Brysons have?

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

5. What does Bryson call the expression his wife wears when she is ready for serious gardening?

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