I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Quiz

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1.

What does Bryson say about New England in "Fall in New England"? (from Ah, Summer!, A Day at the Seaside, On Losing a Son, Highway Diversions, Fall in New England, The Best American Holiday, Deck the Halls, Fun in the Snow, The Mysteries of Christmas, Life in a Cold Climate)

He's glad the kids are back in school.

For a couple of weeks, the colors are amazing.

The weather is too cold.

There are too many bugs.

2.

How do 40,000 Americans die a year, according to Bryson? (from 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)

By accidents on construction sites.

By contracting hepatitis.

By gunshot wounds.

By falling under trains.

3.

What does Bryson fondly remember about highway travel when he was a boy? (from Ah, Summer!, A Day at the Seaside, On Losing a Son, Highway Diversions, Fall in New England, The Best American Holiday, Deck the Halls, Fun in the Snow, The Mysteries of Christmas, Life in a Cold Climate)

The rest stops.

The scenery.

The billboards.

The lack of transport trucks.

4.

According to Bryson, what is the result of the "abundance of choice" in America? (from The Great Indoors, Death Watch, In Praise of Diners, Shopping Madness, The Fat of the Land, Your New Computer, How to Rent a Car, The Wasteland, The Flying Nightmare and Enough Already)

A lot of happy people.

A lot of time wasted.

A lot of rich business owners.

A simple way of life.

5.

Why doesn't Bryson like gardening with his wife? (from 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)

She expects him to garden for hours at a time.

She screams if she sees any insects.

He has to do all the work.

She is English and thus an expert gardener.

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