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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. In what year was Bryson born?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1960.

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

3. 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.

4. What was the name of the cafeteria where the Brysons enjoyed having meals?
(a) Callendar's.
(b) Bishop's.
(c) McGreevey's.
(d) Dulaney's.

5. Who was a person Bryson got to meet on one of these trips with his father?
(a) Captain Kangaroo.
(b) Ed Sullivan.
(c) Willie Mays.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the Thunderbolt Kid?

3. About what decade of American life did Bryson write in this book?

4. Who was Bryson's brother?

5. What did Bryson keep for years just for the sake of conversation?

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