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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. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?
(a) Count a trillion dollars.
(b) Travel to Mars and back.
(c) Pay off the national debt.
(d) Make the tax system fair.

2. What British sport does Bill find dull but restful?
(a) Rounders.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Polo.

3. In "Highway Diversions," how does Bryson like to pass the time when he is driving on the highway?
(a) By reading the slogans on license plates.
(b) By counting the red cars.
(c) By yelling at other drivers.
(d) By making up songs about the towns they pass.

4. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?
(a) They are only four-digits.
(b) Business calls cannot be made into people's homes.
(c) They are preprogrammed on everyone's phone.
(d) The 1-800 numbers are easy to remember.

5. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?
(a) It is being replaced by a DVD player.
(b) It can record twelve months in advance.
(c) It costs so much.
(d) It has no remote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson say he did not just once, but twice, on an airplane flight?

2. Why does Bryson think the cupholder revolution is a bit strange?

3. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?

4. According to Bryson, why did a store in Michigan win a case brought against them by a customer?

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

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