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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At a Loss, Old News, Rules for Living, Our Town, Word Play, Last Night on the Titanic, Property News, Life's Technicalities, An Address and Coming Home: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Property News," where is the property Bryson recently bought?
(a) In London.
(b) In Chicago.
(c) In Manchester.
(d) In Madrid.

2. What does Bryson say about New England in "Fall in New England"?
(a) He's glad the kids are back in school.
(b) There are too many bugs.
(c) The weather is too cold.
(d) For a couple of weeks, the colors are amazing.

3. Bryson says that 94% of Americans' trips from home involve the use of something in particular. What is that item?
(a) A snack.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A car.
(d) A cell phone.

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

5. What does Bill say about the barber in his new hometown?
(a) He could talk the hind leg off a donkey.
(b) He is fresh out of barber school and eager to try new things.
(c) He only seems to know hairstyles from the 1950's.
(d) He reads more books than Bill does.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bryson begin "Tales of the North Woods?"

2. What disappeared in the north woods of New Hampshire in 1996 and was never found?

3. In "Consuming Pleasures," what does Bill say about shopping in America?

4. In "Design Flaws," what does Bill complain about, in regards to his computer?

5. How do 40,000 Americans die a year, according to Bryson?

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