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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Design Flaws, Room Service, Consuming Pleasures, The Numbers Game, Junk-Food Heaven, How to Have Fun at Home, Tales of the North Woods, The Cupholder Revolution, Number, Please and Friendly People.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?
(a) The microwave.
(b) The garbage disposal.
(c) The blender.
(d) The dishwasher.

3. What does Bill say about American sports teams that would never happen in Britain?
(a) The players are all polite.
(b) The players play for small salaries.
(c) A team can move its franchise to a new city.
(d) The teams have cheerleaders.

4. In "Consuming Pleasures," what does Bill say about shopping in America?
(a) Everything must be bought in person.
(b) You can buy almost anything.
(c) It is a boring and tedious activity.
(d) There is underproduction of goods.

5. What does Bill say about the way people of the world eat?
(a) We eat a huge variety of things.
(b) Most people don't eat enough.
(c) Most people eat too much.
(d) There are thousands of foods but only a few are eaten a lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?

2. What does Bill discuss at the beginning of his essay on design flaws?

3. What event in America is starting up as Bill begins writing his columns for his British audience?

4. What does Bill say is a strange feature of their car?

5. Bill is amazed that thousands of Americans end up in the emergency rooms every year from using certain things. What are they?

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