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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Everyone Is Worried, The Risk Factor, The War on Drugs, Dying Accents, Inefficiency Report, Why No One Walks, Wide-Open Spaces, Snoopers at Work, Lost at the Movies and Gardening with my Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bill find in the bottom of his refrigerator, a left over from his junk-food shopping with his wife?
(a) Breakfast pizza.
(b) Popsicles.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Toaster tarts.

2. What does Bryson call the expression his wife wears when she is ready for serious gardening?
(a) Her Adidas expression.
(b) Her Pepsi expression.
(c) Her Gatorade expression.
(d) Her Nike expression.

3. What does Bill hate about flying now that he is back in the U.S.?
(a) The price of tickets.
(b) Having to show photo identification at the airport.
(c) No meals are served.
(d) The snacks are terrible.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Bryson like gardening with his wife?

2. What trait does Bill admit that he has in regards to simple everyday activities?

3. What does Bill find to be a difficult adjustment for him when he returns to the U.S.?

4. What does Bryson say that all New Englanders do?

5. After living in Britain for twenty years, what does Bill find refreshingly different about the United States?

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