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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 the Brysons spend Christmas of 1960?
(a) Florida.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

2. 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.

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

4. About what decade of American life did Bryson write in this book?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1970s.

5. What did Bryson's mother serve at every meal even though Bryson did not like it?
(a) Cottage cheese.
(b) Butter.
(c) Salad.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Bryson's father's job at the publication?

4. Where did Bryson and his mother go every Friday?

5. What precaution did kids in the 1950s not have to take?

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