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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 does Bryson hate about Christmas?
(a) The expense.
(b) The music.
(c) Buying gifts.
(d) Getting the decorations out of the attic.

2. Why does Bill prefer the post offices in the U.S. to the ones in Britain?
(a) The U.S. post offices only deal with mail.
(b) Each town has one.
(c) The U.S. postal charges are very low.
(d) The buildings are clean and new.

3. Why does Bryson have to buy a whole new computer and fax system when he returns to the United States?
(a) The British have a different electrical system.
(b) His kids were tired of using the family's 1980s model.
(c) All his electronics got lost on the way.
(d) He'd never owned a computer but now needed one for work.

4. How was the first "drive-in" movie shown in New Jersey in the 1930's?
(a) In a tennis court.
(b) On a school's outside wall.
(c) On Richard Hollingshead's garage door.
(d) In a deserted baseball park.

5. What does Bill find in the bottom of his refrigerator, a left over from his junk-food shopping with his wife?
(a) Popsicles.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Toaster tarts.
(d) Breakfast pizza.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Risk Factor," what does Bryson say an American is twice as likely to do as a British person?

2. In "Highway Diversions," how does Bryson like to pass the time when he is driving on the highway?

3. Why does Bryson think the cupholder revolution is a bit strange?

4. When Bryson takes his family to one of the last drive-ins in the area, what is the experience like?

5. What was Bryson disappointed about on his book tours?

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