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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hail to the Chief, Lost in Cyberland, Your Tax Form Explained, Book Tours, The Waste Generation, A Slight Inconvenience, At the Drive-In, Drowning in Red Tape, Life's Mysteries and So Sue Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryson says that 94% of Americans' trips from home involve the use of something in particular. What is that item?
(a) A car.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A snack.

2. What does Bill like about having a college as part of he town he lives in?
(a) It has snob appeal.
(b) He and his family can use their facilities.
(c) It keeps the taxes down.
(d) His kids can go there for free.

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

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

5. What does Bill discuss at the beginning of his essay on design flaws?
(a) His daughter's jewelry.
(b) His wife's clothing.
(c) His son's running shoes.
(d) His son's jeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lost at the Movies," which Jurassic Park movie did Bryson take his children to see?

2. What do New Englanders call the tourists who come to New England in the fall?

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

4. Bryson and his wife see their son off to a university. Where is the university?

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

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