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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. Where do Bill and his wife go to celebrate their anniversary?
(a) To a fancy restaurant in Vermont.
(b) To a spa in Connecticut.
(c) To an expensive inn in Massachusetts.
(d) To a ski resort in Quebec.

2. In "Junk-Food Heaven," according to Bill, what kind of food shopper is his wife?
(a) She hates shopping; he does it all.
(b) She buys a lot of junk food.
(c) She loves to cut out and use coupons.
(d) She buys healthy and nutritious food.

3. In "Room Service," what does Bill say the Motel Inn in California is famous for?
(a) Being owned by Zorro.
(b) Being built over buried treasure.
(c) Being used in a lot of movies.
(d) Being the first to use the word "motel."

4. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?
(a) Business calls cannot be made into people's homes.
(b) They are only four-digits.
(c) The 1-800 numbers are easy to remember.
(d) They are preprogrammed on everyone's phone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill tell the reader about crime in New Hampshire?

2. What American kitchen convenience does Bill think is just wonderful?

3. What does Bill say about American sports teams that would never happen in Britain?

4. What is one activity that Bill is happy to return to in America?

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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