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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sex and Other Distractions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the cafeteria where the Brysons enjoyed having meals?
(a) McGreevey's.
(b) Callendar's.
(c) Bishop's.
(d) Dulaney's.

2. What was another natural threat during Bryson's childhood days?
(a) Sun poisoning.
(b) Poison sumac.
(c) Floods.
(d) Lightning.

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

4. What did Bryson's parents tell him his mother was doing when he came upon them having sex one afternoon?
(a) Testing out a new mattress.
(b) Checking his father's teeth.
(c) Changing the bedding.
(d) Looking for dirty socks.

5. Where did the Thunderbolt Kid get his powers?
(a) From the Greek Gods.
(b) Bryson was not sure.
(c) Bryson gave him the powers.
(d) From a spell cast by his favorite teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of exercise did Bryson's father practice?

2. What was something that Bryson's mother tended to forget?

3. Where could Bryson sneak a peek at the magazine in #78?

4. How did life in the 1950s make people feel?

5. In what city did Bryson's mother's relatives live?

(see the answer key)

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