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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Indoors, Death Watch, In Praise of Diners, Shopping Madness, The Fat of the Land, Your New Computer, How to Rent a Car, The Wasteland, The Flying Nightmare and Enough Already.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bryson takes his family to one of the last drive-ins in the area, what is the experience like?
(a) The audio had improved greatly since the 1970s.
(b) It was amazing.
(c) The kids hated it, the adults loved it.
(d) Not fun at all.

2. What is one activity that Bill is happy to return to in America?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Paying taxes.
(c) Football.
(d) Shopping.

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

4. What does Bryson say about American gardens?
(a) They are mostly lawn.
(b) They are mostly bushes.
(c) They are mostly weeds.
(d) They are mostly roses.

5. What is one way Bryson says New Hampshire residents might die that would not happen in Britain?
(a) Getting swine flu.
(b) Flying their own plane.
(c) Swimming in the ocean.
(d) Crashing their car into a moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bill prefer the post offices in the U.S. to the ones in Britain?

2. What does Bill hate about flying now that he is back in the U.S.?

3. What does Bill say about the barber in his new hometown?

4. How much energy does Bryson say the average American uses compared to the average European?

5. What February holiday does Bryson say is new to him on his return to the United States?

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