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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) Pet food.
(b) Cars.
(c) Over-the-counter drugs.
(d) Clothing.

2. What does Bill end up doing with all the food he buys at the supermarket?
(a) He makes his kids eat it all.
(b) He eats his way through it and buys more.
(c) He eats his way through it and hates it.
(d) He throws half of it out.

3. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) To an expensive inn in Massachusetts.
(b) To a spa in Connecticut.
(c) To a fancy restaurant in Vermont.
(d) To a ski resort in Quebec.

4. What does Bill say that he has to remember about going into restaurants?
(a) You need to show identification.
(b) To wait to be seated.
(c) They don't sell alcoholic drinks in the local eateries.
(d) He has to remove his baseball cap.

5. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?
(a) Most people don't eat enough.
(b) There are thousands of foods but only a few are eaten a lot.
(c) We eat a huge variety of things.
(d) Most people eat too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Design Flaws," what does Bill complain about, in regards to his computer?

2. What part of the house does Bill regard as delightful and pretty much the same in every American household?

3. What does Bryson say that all New Englanders do?

4. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?

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

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