The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Bill Bryson
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Out and About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bryson get to accompany his father on business-related trips?
(a) Printing plants.
(b) Business openings.
(c) Major League ballgames.
(d) Museums.

2. Where did the Thunderbolt Kid get his powers?
(a) Bryson was not sure.
(b) From the Greek Gods.
(c) Bryson gave him the powers.
(d) From a spell cast by his favorite teacher.

3. In what city did Bryson's mother's relatives live?
(a) Omaha.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Butte.
(d) Tucson.

4. What became the joy of every family in the 1950s?
(a) Subdivisions.
(b) Ice cream makers.
(c) Television.
(d) Diners.

5. What magazine offered men and boys the chance to see naked women?
(a) Cabaret.
(b) Playboy.
(c) Maxim.
(d) Oui.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state did the U.S. use as a test site?

2. The hydrogen bomb could have ignited all the ____________ in the world.

3. What word was not allowed on television in the 1950s?

4. Which friend got Bryson into the strippers' tent?

5. What item at school did Bryson like for its intoxicating scent?

(see the answer key)

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