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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. In what year was Bryson born?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1945.

2. 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) Cupboards were not baby-proofed.
(d) Wore seat belts in the car.

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

4. For what characteristic was Bryson's father known?
(a) He was cheap.
(b) He was a great bowler.
(c) He was artistic.
(d) He was a great dancer.

5. Who was Bryson's friend who lived across the alley and had good toys?
(a) Eddie Williams.
(b) Butch Cavanaugh.
(c) Buddy Doberman.
(d) Billy MacKenzie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bryson and his friends make a little neighborhood kid eat once as an experiment?

2. What was the name of the novelty and joke store Bryson used to frequent?

3. What was the main street of Bryson's hometown?

4. For what publication did Bryson's father work?

5. Who was a person Bryson got to meet on one of these trips with his father?

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