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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Welcome to Kid World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bryson and his friends make a little neighborhood kid eat once as an experiment?
(a) Red berries in the backyard.
(b) Mud.
(c) Kitty litter.
(d) Matches.

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

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

4. How did Bryson injure his head when he was ten-years-old?
(a) Got hit with a rock.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Fell off his bike.
(d) Playing football.

5. Who was the Thunderbolt Kid?
(a) Bryson's best friend.
(b) Bryson's brother.
(c) Bryson's arch enemy.
(d) Bryson's alter ego.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson like to accompany his father because there was always the chance of injury for excitement?

2. Who was President of the United States when Bryson was born?

3. Who was the doctor who made a house call to tend to Bryson's head injury?

4. Why did Bryson think that Sunday mornings were too long?

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

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