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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Pursuit of Pleasure.

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) Kitty litter.
(c) Matches.
(d) Mud.

2. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?
(a) Disneyland.
(b) SeaWorld.
(c) Universal Studios.
(d) Six Flags.

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

4. What was Bryson's father's job at the publication?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Sports writer.
(c) Managing editor.
(d) Typesetter.

5. Who tasted the albino Lincoln Logs?
(a) Milton Milton.
(b) Mr. Sipkowicz.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Mr. Milton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what characteristic was Bryson's father known?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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