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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 did Bryson keep for years just for the sake of conversation?
(a) Trophies.
(b) Ball cards.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Knee scars.

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

3. Why did Bryson hate going to the dentist?
(a) He had a mean nurse.
(b) He was too slow.
(c) He did not use Novocaine.
(d) He had bad breath.

4. What did Bryson say was a myth about childhood?
(a) Every day is an adventure.
(b) Time goes by fast.
(c) Any Christmas gift is the best.
(d) Every birthday is happy.

5. Where did the Brysons spend Christmas of 1960?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bryson name the green jersey with the golden thunderbolt on the chest?

2. In what month was Bryson born?

3. What was it about Bryson's Thunderbolt Kid outfit that caused laughter from the other kids?

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

5. Who was the doctor who made a house call to tend to Bryson's head injury?

(see the answer key)

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