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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Age of Excitement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month was Bryson born?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) April.

2. Where did Bryson and his mother go for pie after the movies?
(a) Toddle House.
(b) Waffle House.
(c) Frisch's.
(d) Maguire's.

3. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korea.
(c) Germany.
(d) Iraq.

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

5. What type of exercise did Bryson's father practice?
(a) Weight lifting.
(b) Aerobics.
(c) Pilates.
(d) Isometrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?

2. Who was Bryson's brother?

3. How many children under the age of 12 were living in the mid-1950s in America?

4. What was Bryson's father's job at the publication?

5. Where did Bryson get to accompany his father on business-related trips?

(see the answer key)

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