The Accidental Tourist
Chapter 9
1. The Author was the story-
a) Robert Frost
b) Bill Bryson
c) Zan Gaudioso
Ans: b) Bill Bryson
2. What came out of the bag when the zip gave way?
a) newspaper cutting
b) magazines
c) Both a & b
Ans: c) Both a & b
3. The author had joined the frequent flyer programme of -
a) French Airways
b) Indian Airways
c) British Airways
Ans: c) British Airways
4. What type of man was Bill Bryson?
a) easily confused
b) determined
c) sure
Ans: a) easily confused
5. What was Bill unable to find in the cinema?
a) wallet
b) Seat number
c) lavatory in the cinema
Ans; c) lavatory in the cinema
6. What does the title of the story speak?
a) places visited by the writer accidentally
b) accidents caused by the writer
c) accidental tours by the writer
Ans: b) accidents caused by the writer
7. Why was Bill behaving strangely before his wife?
a) his finger was struck into the zip
b) his finger was bleeding
c) all
Ans: c) all
8. What kind of a story is this?
a) humorous
b) serious
c) moral based
Ans: a) humorous
9. What made his teeth blue while writing?
a) blue color
b) leaking ink of the pen
c) blueberries
Ans: b) leaking ink of the pen
10. What does this story teach us?
a) the values
b) we should not be confused
c) importance of self control
Ans: c) importance of self control
11. What kind of girl sat with the author
a) A cute Little girl
b) A sweet little lady
c) A sweet little girl
Ans: b) A sweet little lady
12. bill bryson mainly travelled by
a) Aeroplane
b) bus
c) train
Ans: a) Aeroplane
13. why was bill's finger bleeding
a) Because of a cut
b) Because he cut it with a knife
c) Because it was struck in the zip and was cut
Ans: c) Because it was struck in the zip and was cut
14. How much have to author fly in a year-
a) 200,000 miles
b) 1000,000 miles
c) 500,000 miles
Ans: b) 1000,000 miles
15. No one ever got the frequency flyer mile-
a) Author
b) Bill Bryson
c) Both a & b
Ans: c) Both a & b
16. What is the meaning of yanked?
a) discharging
b) pulled with a jerk
c) polite
Ans: b) pulled with a jerk
17. What is the meaning of suave?
a) irritation
b) discharging
c) polite
Ans: c) polite
18. What is the meaning of exasperation?
a) usually
b) polite
c) irritation
Ans: c) irritation
19. What is the meaning of seismic event?
a) Usually, an earthquake
b) polite
c) irritation
Ans: a) Usually, an earthquake
20. What is the meaning of disgorging?
a) discharging
b) polite
c) usually
Ans: a) discharging
