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

Take our free I'm a Stranger Here Myself quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

What does the author say is his son's reaction to Bryson giving the address for the graduating class at Kimball Union Academy? (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)

He is incredibly embarrassed.

He cannot believe they asked his father to do it.

He thinks it might work if his father lets him write the speech.

He is incredibly proud.

As Bryson was writing, which American President was suing the government for loss of earnings? (from Hail to the Chief, Lost in Cyberland, Your Tax Form Explained, Book Tours, The Waste Generation, A Slight Inconvenience, At the Drive-In, Drowning in Red Tape, Life's Mysteries and So Sue Me)

Jimmy Carter.

George W. Bush.

Richard Nixon.

Bill Clinton.

What surprising statistic does Bryson share about the number of lawyers in America? (from Hail to the Chief, Lost in Cyberland, Your Tax Form Explained, Book Tours, The Waste Generation, A Slight Inconvenience, At the Drive-In, Drowning in Red Tape, Life's Mysteries and So Sue Me)

There is 1 lawyer for every 1,000,000 people.

There is 1 lawyer for every 1,000 people.

There is a shortage of them.

There are more of them in the United States than the rest of the world put together.

What is Bryson satirizing in "Last Night on the Titanic"? (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)

People who speak English well.

Disaster movies.

Rich people on cruise ships.

How the English stay calm, cool, and collected.

What does Mrs. Bryson tell her husband about Maggie that cheers him up? (from The Great Indoors, Death Watch, In Praise of Diners, Shopping Madness, The Fat of the Land, Your New Computer, How to Rent a Car, The Wasteland, The Flying Nightmare and Enough Already)

Maggie had moved to Boston.

Maggie had to have her jaw wired shut for dental work.

Maggie dyed her hair, and it turned green.

Maggie had made herself sick on vegetarian stew.