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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 Bill say about the way people of the world eat?
(a) Most people eat too much.
(b) We eat a huge variety of things.
(c) There are thousands of foods but only a few are eaten a lot.
(d) Most people don't eat enough.

2. What surprising statistic does Bryson share about the number of lawyers in America?
(a) There is a shortage of them.
(b) There is 1 lawyer for every 1,000,000 people.
(c) There is 1 lawyer for every 1,000 people.
(d) There are more of them in the United States than the rest of the world put together.

3. According to Bryson in "Why No One Walks," how far does the average American walk in a day?
(a) About two miles.
(b) About a mile.
(c) About half a mile.
(d) About 350 yards.

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

5. What does Bryson say about the New England summers?
(a) They are dull and rainy.
(b) They are too hot.
(c) They are boring.
(d) They are short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say about computer energy consumption at the beginning of "The Waste Generation"?

2. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?

3. What does Bryson say Americans are very resistant to in the field of energy?

4. What is one complaint Bryson has about the small towns around him?

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

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