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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Out and About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children under the age of 12 were living in the mid-1950s in America?
(a) 903,000.
(b) 123 million.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 32 million.

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

3. What precaution did kids in the 1950s not have to take?
(a) They did not have to come inside when it got dark.
(b) Had cell phones and pagers.
(c) Wore seat belts in the car.
(d) Cupboards were not baby-proofed.

4. In which town did the people in #121 live?
(a) Winfield.
(b) Dubuque.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Butte.

5. What was the name of the broken down amusement park?
(a) Riverview.
(b) Fantasy Farm.
(c) Lakeside.
(d) Americana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the movie in #73 come out?

2. What was a household item that people were buying in the 1950s?

3. Where did Bryson and his friends have fun most of the year?

4. Who liked to harass smaller children in town?

5. For how long was Bryson in a cast?

(see the answer key)

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