I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is one complaint Bryson has about the small towns around him? (from Why Everyone Is Worried, The Risk Factor, The War on Drugs, Dying Accents, Inefficiency Report, Why No One Walks, Wide-Open Spaces, Snoopers at Work, Lost at the Movies and Gardening with my Wife)

That people are rude.

That he can't find a decent dentist.

That everyone uses their car to get around.

There are no libraries.

2.

In "Wide-Open Spaces," according to Bryson, who was an idiot? (from Why Everyone Is Worried, The Risk Factor, The War on Drugs, Dying Accents, Inefficiency Report, Why No One Walks, Wide-Open Spaces, Snoopers at Work, Lost at the Movies and Gardening with my Wife)

Daniel Boone.

Samuel de Champlain.

Grover Cleveland.

Monty Hall.

3.

What word associated with Christmas does Bryson wonder about at the beginning of "The Mysteries of Christmas"? (from Ah, Summer!, A Day at the Seaside, On Losing a Son, Highway Diversions, Fall in New England, The Best American Holiday, Deck the Halls, Fun in the Snow, The Mysteries of Christmas, Life in a Cold Climate)

Merry.

Yule.

Noel.

A-wassailing.

4.

According to Bryson in "Why No One Walks," how far does the average American walk in a day? (from Why Everyone Is Worried, The Risk Factor, The War on Drugs, Dying Accents, Inefficiency Report, Why No One Walks, Wide-Open Spaces, Snoopers at Work, Lost at the Movies and Gardening with my Wife)

About two miles.

About a mile.

About half a mile.

About 350 yards.

5.

In "Our Town," what was Bryson happy to read about in his New Hampshire town's annual Town Report? (from 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)

The huge pot hole on Bill's street would be fixed soon.

Most of the over 13,000 police actions were not serious.

All the schools had qualified teachers.

The population had reached 15,000.

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