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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. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?
(a) Pet food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Cars.
(d) Over-the-counter drugs.

2. In "Wide-Open Spaces," according to Bryson, who was an idiot?
(a) Daniel Boone.
(b) Samuel de Champlain.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Monty Hall.

3. In "The Waste Generation," what does Bryson think is getting worse in the United States, compared to his youth?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Global warming.
(c) Crime.
(d) Pollution.

4. How does Bill explain the popularity of motel chains in America?
(a) Good marketing.
(b) The chains are clean and efficient.
(c) People want the same thing wherever they go.
(d) Privately owned ones are expensive.

5. What is Bryson's observations on the conveniences of life in America in the 1990s?
(a) He wishes England had more conveniences.
(b) They need to be banned.
(c) They are not necessarily better, but people think they are.
(d) They are the best improvement he came home to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bill say about his hair?

3. According to Bryson, what problem does he have with relating to New Englanders?

4. Why is Bryson not impressed with the spell checker on his computer?

5. How was the first "drive-in" movie shown in New Jersey in the 1930's?

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