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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Age of Excitement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual physical characteristic did Bryson's uncle have?
(a) A streak of white hair in his black hair.
(b) A peg leg.
(c) A hole in his throat.
(d) One blue eye and one green eye.

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

3. What did Bryson's mother serve at every meal even though Bryson did not like it?
(a) Salad.
(b) Cottage cheese.
(c) Milk.
(d) Butter.

4. What were Bryson's three uncles called?
(a) Three Blind Mice.
(b) The Three Musketeers.
(c) The Three Stooges.
(d) The Trio of Terror.

5. What was an insect that rose from the ground and could fly up someone's shorts?
(a) Cicada.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Lightning bug.
(d) Wasp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson get to accompany his father on business-related trips?

2. In what month was Bryson born?

3. What was the main street of Bryson's hometown?

4. How many children under the age of 12 were living in the mid-1950s in America?

5. In what unusual place did Bryson's father practice his exercise?

(see the answer key)

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