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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. According to Bill, which offense do the British commit that he takes offense to?
(a) Sloppy parking.
(b) Not lining up for service.
(c) Being rude.
(d) Charging to use public bathrooms.

2. When Bryson had his first book published, what did his publisher send him to?
(a) A resort to recover from his first book tour.
(b) A speech coach to get rid of his accent.
(c) A course in media training.
(d) The largest book store in New York for a book signing.

3. In "How to Have Fun at Home," why does Bill think having your groceries bagged for you is not so great?
(a) It doesn't buy him any quality time.
(b) He has to make conversation with the bagger.
(c) It makes him feel lazy.
(d) He has to tip the bagger.

4. In regards to his son's university education, what is Bryson so shocked about?
(a) How easy it is to get in.
(b) How heavy the workload is for undergraduates.
(c) The cost of it.
(d) That his son would live in a co-ed dorm.

5. What is Bryson astonished to find on his plane on a flight from Boston to Denver?
(a) A chimpanzee.
(b) Am armed guard.
(c) An inflated dinghy.
(d) An entire hockey team.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rules for Living," what does Bryson say about standing in line in a retail establishment?

2. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?

3. What does Bryson say about words such as snooze, chortle, clank, gasp, and dribble?

4. What does Bryson warn the graduating students of Kimball Union Academy not to do?

5. According to Bill, what is the outstanding quality of Americans?

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