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

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

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

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

5. Why did Bryson think that Sunday mornings were too long?
(a) He had to go to church.
(b) He had to do his paper route.
(c) He wasn't allowed to sleep in.
(d) He waited for the TV programs to start.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was Bryson born?

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

3. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.

4. What did Bryson say was a myth about childhood?

5. What was it about Bryson's Thunderbolt Kid outfit that caused laughter from the other kids?

(see the answer key)

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