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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Out and About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did Bryson's mother's relatives live?
(a) Butte.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Omaha.
(d) San Diego.

2. What was the main street of Bryson's hometown?
(a) Commerce Street.
(b) Wayne Avenue.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Grand Avenue.

3. Where could Bryson sneak a peek at the magazine in #78?
(a) His father's dresser drawer.
(b) The pharmacy.
(c) The trunk of the car.
(d) A drawer in the garage.

4. What subject did Bryson especially like?
(a) Reading.
(b) Geography.
(c) Spelling.
(d) Math.

5. What did Bryson's parents tell him his mother was doing when he came upon them having sex one afternoon?
(a) Changing the bedding.
(b) Testing out a new mattress.
(c) Checking his father's teeth.
(d) Looking for dirty socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

2. What word was not allowed on television in the 1950s?

3. Bryson's favorite candies were almost always made of ______________.

4. By 1958, the average child in the United States carried ten times more _______________ than the year before.

5. What item at school did Bryson like for its intoxicating scent?

(see the answer key)

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