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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, What, Me Worry?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who distributed fish tainted from the radioactive ash?
(a) Japanese fishermen.
(b) Malaysian shrimp boats.
(c) U.S. Navy.
(d) New England seafood companies.

2. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) He never trusted grownups again.
(b) He drew comic books.
(c) He wouldn't go out of the house.
(d) He knew his family would be safe.

3. At whose house was Bryson playing when he broke the body part in #133?
(a) Arthur Bergen's.
(b) Eddie Corcoran's.
(c) Buddy Miller's.
(d) Duke Collins'.

4. What were household buying more than one of in the 1950s?
(a) Time Shares.
(b) Cars.
(c) Houses.
(d) Bicycles.

5. Where did the Bryson family go in the new vehicle?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Miami.
(c) Myrtle Beach.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precaution did kids in the 1950s not have to take?

2. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

3. What nationality was the doctor who Bryson's parents took him to?

4. What became the joy of every family in the 1950s?

5. In what state did the military begin testing atomic bombs?

(see the answer key)

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