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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 product do Americans regard much differently than the British?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Pet food.
(c) Cars.
(d) Over-the-counter drugs.

2. What does Bryson say about American gardens?
(a) They are mostly weeds.
(b) They are mostly lawn.
(c) They are mostly roses.
(d) They are mostly bushes.

3. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?
(a) His kids can go there for free.
(b) He and his family can use their facilities.
(c) It has snob appeal.
(d) It keeps the taxes down.

4. Bryson nostalgically describes the movie theater where he grew up. Where is his home town?
(a) Dearborn, Michigan.
(b) Des Moines, Iowa.
(c) Richford, Vermont.
(d) Montgomery, Alabama.

5. In "How to Have Fun at Home," why does Bill think having your groceries bagged for you is not so great?
(a) It makes him feel lazy.
(b) It doesn't buy him any quality time.
(c) He has to tip the bagger.
(d) He has to make conversation with the bagger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Consuming Pleasures," what does Bill say about shopping in America?

2. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?

3. Bill says the GDP is very hard to measure in modern times. What does GDP stand for?

4. According to Bryson, what is lacking in his New Hampshire town?

5. What does Bill find in the bottom of his refrigerator, a left over from his junk-food shopping with his wife?

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