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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, What, Me Worry?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Bryson family go in the new vehicle?
(a) New York City.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Miami.
(d) Myrtle Beach.

2. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) He never trusted grownups again.
(b) He drew comic books.
(c) He knew his family would be safe.
(d) He wouldn't go out of the house.

3. Who distributed fish tainted from the radioactive ash?
(a) U.S. Navy.
(b) New England seafood companies.
(c) Japanese fishermen.
(d) Malaysian shrimp boats.

4. The hydrogen bomb could have ignited all the ____________ in the world.
(a) carbon dioxide.
(b) oxygen.
(c) plutonium.
(d) helium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led a movement in trying to identify the element in #95?

2. Where did the Brysons spend Christmas of 1960?

3. How old was Bryson when he broke the body part in #133?

4. Where did the Brysons spend a night in a cheap hotel?

5. What nationality was the doctor who Bryson's parents took him to?

(see the answer key)

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