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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. How does Bill explain the popularity of motel chains in America?
(a) Good marketing.
(b) Privately owned ones are expensive.
(c) People want the same thing wherever they go.
(d) The chains are clean and efficient.

2. Bryson likes his privacy. Where does he especially find there is a lack of privacy in America?
(a) On airplanes.
(b) In clothing store changing rooms.
(c) In public washrooms.
(d) In telephone booths.

3. What mistake did Bill make that made him realize that he, along with many others, needs product guidance?
(a) He put his shoes on the wrong feet.
(b) He injured himself with his letter opener.
(c) He left his bank card in the ATM.
(d) He bought some tobacco and then put it in the mailbox.

4. What is one activity that Bill is happy to return to in America?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Paying taxes.

5. Bryson finds summer blockbuster movies annoying, but what does he have a real problem with?
(a) The large cinema complexes.
(b) The cost of popcorn.
(c) The cost of admission.
(d) The behavior of children at the movie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do U.S. post offices do once a year that Bill likes a lot?

2. What did the town of Laconia, New Hampshire, have to do about its new sidewalks and benches in its town center?

3. What does Bill say about his hair?

4. How does Bill know so much about motels?

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

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