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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, School Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children under the age of 12 were living in the mid-1950s in America?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 903,000.
(c) 123 million.
(d) 32 million.

3. What was the area set apart in the grocery where kids could read while their parents shopped?
(a) Tot Shop.
(b) Little Library.
(c) Little Shoppers.
(d) Kiddie Corral.

4. Why did Bryson think he would never get to visit the location in #55?
(a) He was too old.
(b) His father was cheap.
(c) His mother said the rides were not safe.
(d) It was too far away.

5. What was one of the few things that was really exciting for Bryson?
(a) Going swimming.
(b) Drive-in movies.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Camp outs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the United States explode a hydrogen bomb in the Eniwetok atoll?

3. Why did Bryson and his friends play inside most of the time?

4. Where was Bryson sent quite a bit as punishment?

5. Where were the students supposed to go during the exercise in #107?

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