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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. How much energy does Bryson say the average American uses compared to the average European?
(a) Twice as much.
(b) Just slightly more.
(c) Half as much.
(d) Three times as much.

2. What part of the house does Bill regard as delightful and pretty much the same in every American household?
(a) The attic.
(b) The basement.
(c) The family room.
(d) The laundry room.

3. What was the "Millennium Bug" about, in regards to computers?
(a) It was a new very tiny computer.
(b) At midnight on January 1, 2000 all computers might shut down.
(c) It was an extremely destructive virus.
(d) No royalties would be paid to computer developers after that date.

4. Why does Bryson have an issue with the Internet?
(a) It's expensive.
(b) It's unreliable.
(c) People can glean personal information about others.
(d) It's making people anti-social.

5. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?
(a) Like he is going to empty his wallet.
(b) Helpless and insecure.
(c) Happy tot talk to someone with sense.
(d) He can get caught up on his reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do 40,000 Americans die a year, according to Bryson?

2. In "A Slight Inconvenience," what does Bryson say about drive-through windows in restaurants?

3. Bryson nostalgically describes the movie theater where he grew up. Where is his home town?

4. When Bryson had his first book published, what did his publisher send him to?

5. How did Bryson describe his first run on a snowmobile?

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