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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 became the joy of every family in the 1950s?
(a) Subdivisions.
(b) Diners.
(c) Television.
(d) Ice cream makers.

2. What was another fear for people in the 1950s?
(a) X-rays.
(b) E Coli bacteria.
(c) Fuel emissions.
(d) Communism.

3. What craft looked like fun at first but ended up being messy and frustrating?
(a) Play-Doh.
(b) Building models.
(c) Paint by Numbers.
(d) Creepy Crawlers.

4. What did Bryson, Buddy and Bill do to the Lincoln Logs to turn them white?
(a) Rubbed lemons on them.
(b) Painted them.
(c) Soaked them in bleach.
(d) Urinated on them.

5. Why were all the students so sleepy in school?
(a) It was too hot inside.
(b) They had to get up too early.
(c) They ate big lunches.
(d) It was really boring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the store where Bryson bought penny candy?

3. Why did Bryson think he would never get to visit the location in #55?

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

5. How did life in the 1950s make people feel?

(see the answer key)

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