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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. Why did Bill decide to write "Friendly People?"
(a) Because his editor wanted him to.
(b) Because his wife told him all he did was complain in his columns.
(c) Because he had to make good on a bet.
(d) Because he thought it would be funny.

2. According to Bill, which offense do the British commit that he takes offense to?
(a) Not lining up for service.
(b) Charging to use public bathrooms.
(c) Sloppy parking.
(d) Being rude.

3. How does Bill feel when he goes to a barbershop?
(a) Like he is going to empty his wallet.
(b) Helpless and insecure.
(c) He can get caught up on his reading.
(d) Happy tot talk to someone with sense.

4. What did the town of Laconia, New Hampshire, have to do about its new sidewalks and benches in its town center?
(a) Sanitize them.
(b) Refit them for handicapped residents.
(c) Remove them because no one was using them.
(d) Refit them for use in a movie.

5. Why does Bill feel going to a restaurant is a discouraging experience?
(a) He manages to antagonize the waitress.
(b) He's a vegan.
(c) He's a picky eater.
(d) He hates the high prices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill say is a new shopping experience for him on his return to America?

2. What does Bryson call the expression his wife wears when she is ready for serious gardening?

3. What does Bryson think is sad about how things are changing in modern Vermont?

4. In the twenty years since Bryson left the United States, by how much have car numbers, roads, and mileage increased?

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

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