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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. In "Why Everyone is Worried," which federal agency is not doing a very good job, according to Bryson?
(a) The CIA.
(b) Administration on Aging.
(c) The FBI.
(d) Homeland Security.

2. In "Lost at the Movies," which Jurassic Park movie did Bryson take his children to see?
(a) Lost Innocence.
(b) Lost World.
(c) Lost Appetites.
(d) Lost Dinosaurs.

3. In "How to Rent a Car," what does Bryson find especially frustrating about the process?
(a) The mileage charges.
(b) How and where to drop it off.
(c) The limits on passengers.
(d) The options he is offered.

4. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?
(a) The weather.
(b) The government.
(c) The informality.
(d) The fashions.

5. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) To a spa in Connecticut.
(b) To a fancy restaurant in Vermont.
(c) To an expensive inn in Massachusetts.
(d) To a ski resort in Quebec.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say that all New Englanders do?

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

3. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?

4. Which American business name mystifies Bryson?

5. What mistake did Bill make that made him realize that he, along with many others, needs product guidance?

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