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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. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.
(a) Germany.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Korea.
(d) Iraq.

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

3. 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) Pushed him off the stool.
(c) Sent laster beams into his eyes.
(d) Sent bolts of electricity into his back.

4. What were Bryson's three uncles called?
(a) The Three Musketeers.
(b) The Three Stooges.
(c) Three Blind Mice.
(d) The Trio of Terror.

5. What did Bryson name the green jersey with the golden thunderbolt on the chest?
(a) Invisibility cloak.
(b) Zip Zag Zap.
(c) Bryson's Bolt Brigade.
(d) Sacred Jersey of Zap.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did the Brysons visit during their trip to the state in #59?

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

5. What unusual physical characteristic did Bryson's uncle have?

(see the answer key)

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