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

2. What did Bryson threaten to do to Bryson when he saw the amount of absences on his report cards?
(a) Take away his comic books.
(b) Withhold his allowance.
(c) Send him to a military academy.
(d) Ground him for the rest of his life.

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

4. What was the name of the store where Bryson bought penny candy?
(a) Major's.
(b) The Candy Shoppe.
(c) Sweet Sue's.
(d) Grund's.

5. What could take Bryson a whole morning to do on the weekends?
(a) Lacing his shoes properly.
(b) Sweeping the garage.
(c) Cleaning his room.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bryson's three uncles called?

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

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

4. Why were all the students so sleepy in school?

5. What was one of the few things that was really exciting for Bryson?

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