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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At a Loss, Old News, Rules for Living, Our Town, Word Play, Last Night on the Titanic, Property News, Life's Technicalities, An Address and Coming Home: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Bill's wife's reaction to his new American haircut?
(a) She says he must have said something to upset the barber.
(b) She says she wants to send their sons there, too.
(c) She bursts into tears.
(d) She loves it.

4. Why does Bill prefer the post offices in the U.S. to the ones in Britain?
(a) The U.S. postal charges are very low.
(b) Each town has one.
(c) The U.S. post offices only deal with mail.
(d) The buildings are clean and new.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Bill, his town in New Hampshire has the best ____________.

4. What does Bill say is a big improvement in America concerning business phone numbers?

5. In "A Slight Inconvenience," what does Bryson say about drive-through windows in restaurants?

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