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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. In "A Slight Inconvenience," what does Bryson say about drive-through windows in restaurants?
(a) They save people a lot of time.
(b) That people will spend more time in line than if they went in.
(c) They are unsanitary.
(d) They are inefficient.

2. According to Bill, what is the outstanding quality of Americans?
(a) Their business sense.
(b) Their friendliness.
(c) Their sense of humor.
(d) Their ambition.

3. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?
(a) Concord.
(b) Colebrook.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Hanover.

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

5. What does Bryson think is sad about how things are changing in modern Vermont?
(a) More people now are born outside the state.
(b) There are too many Canadians there.
(c) The weather is warming up.
(d) Pollution is increasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson and his wife see their son off to a university. Where is the university?

2. What does Bill say about his hair?

3. What is one activity that Bill is happy to return to in America?

4. What is Bryson's observations on the conveniences of life in America in the 1990s?

5. In "Junk-Food Heaven," according to Bill, what kind of food shopper is his wife?

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