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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 was a popular spot for kids to play in in the 1950s?
(a) Pool halls.
(b) Basements.
(c) Vacant lots.
(d) Alleys.

2. Who created the first television dinners?
(a) Lean Cuisine.
(b) Marie Callendar's.
(c) Banquet.
(d) C.A. Swanson.

3. What did Bryson name the green jersey with the golden thunderbolt on the chest?
(a) Bryson's Bolt Brigade.
(b) Sacred Jersey of Zap.
(c) Zip Zag Zap.
(d) Invisibility cloak.

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

5. Who was Bryson's friend who lived across the alley and had good toys?
(a) Billy MacKenzie.
(b) Butch Cavanaugh.
(c) Buddy Doberman.
(d) Eddie Williams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was President of the United States when Bryson was born?

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

4. What unusual physical characteristic did Bryson's uncle have?

5. What appliance was treated like a treasured guest in the Bryson household?

(see the answer key)

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