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

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

3. Who liked to harass smaller children in town?
(a) The Rogers boys.
(b) The Butter boys.
(c) The Knapke twins.
(d) The Miller brothers.

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

5. Who was the Bryson family's dentist?
(a) Dr. D.K. Brewster.
(b) Dr. Cavanaugh.
(c) Dr. Brock.
(d) Dr. E.W. Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a popular spot for kids to play in in the 1950s?

2. Where did Bryson and his mother go for pie after the movies?

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

4. Who was Bryson's sister?

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

(see the answer key)

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