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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. In "The Best American Holiday," what does Bryson say about his mother?
(a) She tried, but the Thanksgiving meal was always a failure.
(b) Once a year, for Thanksgiving, she'd make a great meal.
(c) She was a great cook.
(d) She had Thanksgiving catered.

2. What is Bryson's observations on the conveniences of life in America in the 1990s?
(a) They are the best improvement he came home to.
(b) They need to be banned.
(c) They are not necessarily better, but people think they are.
(d) He wishes England had more conveniences.

3. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?
(a) She loves it.
(b) She says she wants to send their sons there, too.
(c) She bursts into tears.
(d) She says he must have said something to upset the barber.

4. What does Bill say about his hair?
(a) He always covers it with a hat.
(b) He is losing it quickly.
(c) He wants to color the gray.
(d) He has "very happy" hair.

5. What does Bryson say about New England in "Fall in New England"?
(a) The weather is too cold.
(b) He's glad the kids are back in school.
(c) For a couple of weeks, the colors are amazing.
(d) There are too many bugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bill know so much about motels?

2. What word associated with Christmas does Bryson wonder about at the beginning of "The Mysteries of Christmas"?

3. Who does Bryson say designed the snowmobile?

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

5. What do the British celebrate on December 26th?

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