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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 event in America is starting up as Bill begins writing his columns for his British audience?
(a) A Presidential Election Campaign.
(b) The Stanley Cup Play-Offs.
(c) The Summer Olympics.
(d) The World Series.

2. What does Bryson hate about Christmas?
(a) The expense.
(b) The music.
(c) Buying gifts.
(d) Getting the decorations out of the attic.

3. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?
(a) It keeps the taxes down.
(b) He and his family can use their facilities.
(c) It has snob appeal.
(d) His kids can go there for free.

4. In "The Numbers Game," what does Bill say is beyond the comprehension of everyone?
(a) Why government workers get so many holidays.
(b) How much money huge sums really represent.
(c) How tax money is spent.
(d) How the government manages to get anything done.

5. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?
(a) The fashions.
(b) The informality.
(c) The weather.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Bryson was writing, which American President was suing the government for loss of earnings?

2. What does Bill find strange about some U.S. commercials?

3. In "Design Flaws," what does Bill complain about, in regards to his computer?

4. Why is Bryson not impressed with the spell checker on his computer?

5. What was the "Millennium Bug" about, in regards to computers?

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