View a FREE sample

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

2. In "Design Flaws," what does Bill complain about, in regards to his computer?
(a) The monitor.
(b) The hard drive.
(c) The CD player.
(d) The keyboard.

3. Why does Bryson think the cupholder revolution is a bit strange?
(a) The car makers should make better cars and forget the cupholders.
(b) Some cars have way more cupholders than capacity for passengers.
(c) People shouldn't be drinking and driving.
(d) Americans are spoiled and want every little convenience.

4. In the twenty years since Bryson left the United States, by how much have car numbers, roads, and mileage increased?
(a) By 100%.
(b) By half.
(c) By 10%.
(d) By two times.

5. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?
(a) He is perfect at everything he does.
(b) He is clumsy.
(c) He is absentminded.
(d) He never forgets anything.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?

3. What particular product in American supermarkets fascinates Bill?

4. What British sport does Bill find dull but restful?

5. In "Lost at the Movies," which Jurassic Park movie did Bryson take his children to see?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample