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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hail to the Chief, Lost in Cyberland, Your Tax Form Explained, Book Tours, The Waste Generation, A Slight Inconvenience, At the Drive-In, Drowning in Red Tape, Life's Mysteries and So Sue Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bryson disappointed about on his book tours?
(a) Interviewers who knew nothing about his book.
(b) The waiting in stores for people to show up.
(c) Hotel room service.
(d) That he had to sign so many books.

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

3. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?
(a) She bursts into tears.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She says she wants to send their sons there, too.
(d) She says he must have said something to upset the barber.

4. According to Bryson, what problem does he have with relating to New Englanders?
(a) They never want any "alone time."
(b) They love winter and winter sports.
(c) They don't trust people who read books.
(d) They never watch television.

5. What animal got trapped in the Bryson house soon after the family moved in?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A rat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) The neighbor's cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?

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

3. What does Bryson say about the New England summers?

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

5. What does Bryson say about New England in "Fall in New England"?

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