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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 big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?
(a) They are only four-digits.
(b) The 1-800 numbers are easy to remember.
(c) They are preprogrammed on everyone's phone.
(d) Business calls cannot be made into people's homes.

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

3. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?
(a) It costs so much.
(b) It can record twelve months in advance.
(c) It has no remote.
(d) It is being replaced by a DVD player.

4. In "Consuming Pleasures," what does Bill say about shopping in America?
(a) You can buy almost anything.
(b) There is underproduction of goods.
(c) Everything must be bought in person.
(d) It is a boring and tedious activity.

5. What mistake did Bill make that made him realize that he, along with many others, needs product guidance?
(a) He left his bank card in the ATM.
(b) He bought some tobacco and then put it in the mailbox.
(c) He injured himself with his letter opener.
(d) He put his shoes on the wrong feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill find to be a difficult adjustment for him when he returns to the U.S.?

2. What did the town of Laconia, New Hampshire, have to do about its new sidewalks and benches in its town center?

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

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

5. According to Bill, which offense do the British commit that he takes offense to?

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