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

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Bryson nostalgically describes the movie theater where he grew up. Where is his home town? (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)

Richford, Vermont.

Des Moines, Iowa.

Dearborn, Michigan.

Montgomery, Alabama.

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.

He has to do all the work.

She is English and thus an expert gardener.

She screams if she sees any insects.

In "The Best American Holiday," what does Bryson say about his mother? (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)

She was a great cook.

She had Thanksgiving catered.

Once a year, for Thanksgiving, she'd make a great meal.

She tried, but the Thanksgiving meal was always a failure.

What does Bryson say about computer energy consumption at the beginning of "The Waste Generation"? (from 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)

That computer manufacturers could fix the high consumption very easily.

That computer users need to be educated.

That computer use should be restricted to a few hours a day.

That a lot of energy is consumed by computers left on at night.

According to Bryson in "Why No One Walks," how far does the average American walk in a day? (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)

About a mile.

About 350 yards.

About two miles.

About half a mile.