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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 New Hampshire town did the Bryson family settle in during 1995?
(a) Concord.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Colebrook.

2. In "The War on Drugs," what is wrong, according to Bryson, about the penalties for drug possession?
(a) He thinks the laws favor the poor.
(b) He thinks the laws favor the rich.
(c) He thinks the penalties should be harsher.
(d) He thinks the penalties for drug possession are too harsh.

3. Bill is amazed that thousands of Americans end up in the emergency rooms every year from using certain things. What are they?
(a) Common household items.
(b) Guns.
(c) Cars.
(d) Snow blowers.

4. What particular product in American supermarkets fascinates Bill?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Meat.
(c) Pet food.
(d) Laundry soap.

5. What product first reveals the popularity of toll-free hotline phone numbers to Bill?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) Milk.
(c) Dental floss.
(d) Soda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say it would take over 31,000 years to do?

2. Why does Bryson have an issue with the Internet?

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

4. According to Bill, what product do Americans regard much differently than the British?

5. What does Bill say is ridiculous about a VCR?

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