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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. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?
(a) He is perfect at everything he does.
(b) He is clumsy.
(c) He never forgets anything.
(d) He is absentminded.

2. What does Bryson say that all New Englanders do?
(a) Talk a lot.
(b) Get up early.
(c) Gamble.
(d) Smoke.

3. What did the town of Laconia, New Hampshire, have to do about its new sidewalks and benches in its town center?
(a) Refit them for handicapped residents.
(b) Remove them because no one was using them.
(c) Sanitize them.
(d) Refit them for use in a movie.

4. What does Bill hate about flying now that he is back in the U.S.?
(a) Having to show photo identification at the airport.
(b) No meals are served.
(c) The snacks are terrible.
(d) The price of tickets.

5. According to Bryson, why did a store in Michigan win a case brought against them by a customer?
(a) It had a really good lawyer.
(b) The store had a right to protect itself from shoplifting
(c) The customer had a history of suing every business in town.
(d) The store had a right to hire armed guards

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Why Everyone is Worried," which federal agency is not doing a very good job, according to Bryson?

2. What New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?

3. How is "Your Tax Form Explained" structured?

4. What event in America is starting up as Bill begins writing his columns for his British audience?

5. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?

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