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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 does Bill say is a new shopping experience for him on his return to America?
(a) Personal service.
(b) Shopping insurance.
(c) Outlet malls.
(d) Money-back guarantees.

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

3. Bill says the GDP is very hard to measure in modern times. What does GDP stand for?
(a) Grand Divisible Principles.
(b) Grand Domestic Product.
(c) Gross Domestic Product.
(d) Gross Definitive Product.

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

5. What particular product in American supermarkets fascinates Bill?
(a) Pet food.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Meat.
(d) Laundry soap.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bill phones the computer hotline to ask for help, what information do they ask him for first?

2. Why did Bill decide to write "Friendly People?"

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

4. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?

5. In "Room Service," what does Bill say the Motel Inn in California is famous for?

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