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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. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?
(a) He's a vegan.
(b) He manages to antagonize the waitress.
(c) He's a picky eater.
(d) He hates the high prices.

2. What surprising statistic does Bryson share about the number of lawyers in America?
(a) There is 1 lawyer for every 1,000,000 people.
(b) There is a shortage of them.
(c) There are more of them in the United States than the rest of the world put together.
(d) There is 1 lawyer for every 1,000 people.

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

4. What is Bryson's observations on the conveniences of life in America in the 1990s?
(a) He wishes England had more conveniences.
(b) They are not necessarily better, but people think they are.
(c) They are the best improvement he came home to.
(d) They need to be banned.

5. What does Bryson say Americans are very resistant to in the field of energy?
(a) Raising the price of gasoline even slightly.
(b) Finding alternative sources of energy.
(c) Driving smaller cars.
(d) Using less gasoline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the house does Bill regard as delightful and pretty much the same in every American household?

2. Why did Bill decide to write "Friendly People?"

3. According to Bryson, why are national parks and wilderness areas in the United States overcrowded?

4. What is Bryson satirizing in "Last Night on the Titanic"?

5. What does Bryson say about American gardens?

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