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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 February holiday does Bryson say is new to him on his return to the United States?
(a) Family Day.
(b) Groundhog Day.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) President's Day.

2. What does Bryson like to do when he picks up his mail on winter mornings?
(a) Take a thermos of hot tea with him.
(b) Give his snowblower a work out.
(c) Test his tolerance for the cold.
(d) Walk his dog.

3. What was Bryson disappointed about on his book tours?
(a) Interviewers who knew nothing about his book.
(b) Hotel room service.
(c) That he had to sign so many books.
(d) The waiting in stores for people to show up.

4. How much does Bryson say the government spends on fighting drugs?
(a) $500 million a year.
(b) $1 billion dollars a year.
(c) $50 billion a year.
(d) $10 billion a year.

5. According to Bryson, which man from his childhood state deserves more credit in American history?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Washington Carver.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?

2. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?

3. What do New Englanders call the tourists who come to New England in the fall?

4. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?

5. What does Bryson find the most "mind-numbing" feature of modern television?

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