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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. Who created the first television dinners?
(a) C.A. Swanson.
(b) Lean Cuisine.
(c) Banquet.
(d) Marie Callendar's.

2. In what state did the military begin testing atomic bombs?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Montana.
(c) Utah.
(d) Nevada.

3. For what publication did Bryson's father work?
(a) The Des Moines Register.
(b) The Reader's Digest.
(c) Sporting News.
(d) The Columbus Disptach.

4. Who was Bryson's brother?
(a) Don.
(b) Steve.
(c) Michael.
(d) Ricky.

5. What did the Thunderbolt Kid do to the man who drank out of Bryson's glass at Toddle House?
(a) Tripped him and made him fall.
(b) Sent bolts of electricity into his back.
(c) Sent laster beams into his eyes.
(d) Pushed him off the stool.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the Bryson family's dentist?

4. What were Bryson's three uncles called?

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

(see the answer key)

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