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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 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.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bill say is a new shopping experience for him on his return to America?
(a) Shopping insurance.
(b) Money-back guarantees.
(c) Personal service.
(d) Outlet malls.

2. What does Bill say is a strange feature of their car?
(a) There is an indentation on the dashboard with no obvious use.
(b) The steering wheel is heated.
(c) It dispenses ice.
(d) It has no cup holders.

3. What animal got trapped in the Bryson house soon after the family moved in?
(a) A rat.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) The neighbor's cat.

4. Where does Mrs. Bryson like to go in the summer that Bill can definitely live without?
(a) To Connecticut.
(b) Back home to England.
(c) The seaside.
(d) The mountains.

5. What did Bryson's parents give him for Christmas when he was eight?
(a) A doll.
(b) A chemistry set.
(c) Skis.
(d) Skates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bryson astonished to find on his plane on a flight from Boston to Denver?

2. What movie is Bryson describing at the beginning of "The Wasteland"?

3. According to Bryson, what is lacking in his New Hampshire town?

4. What does Bill end up doing with all the food he buys at the supermarket?

5. According to Bryson, when was the first official Thanksgiving held in the United States?

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