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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. Where did Bryson like to accompany his father because there was always the chance of injury for excitement?
(a) The auto mechanic shop.
(b) A car dealership.
(c) The lumberyard.
(d) The race track.

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

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

4. Where did Bryson grow up?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Butte, Montana.
(d) Des Moines, Iowa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bryson name the green jersey with the golden thunderbolt on the chest?

2. What were household buying more than one of in the 1950s?

3. In what unusual place did Bryson's father practice his exercise?

4. How did Bryson injure his head when he was ten-years-old?

5. Who was the Thunderbolt Kid?

(see the answer key)

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