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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Down on the Farm.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the name of the novelty and joke store Bryson used to frequent?
(a) Star City.
(b) Pinky's.
(c) Malone's.
(d) Buzz's Place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson recalled a day in August of ____________ when he went on an outing with a friend and his family.

2. What job did Bryson have during the 1950s and 1960s?

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

4. What did Bryson and his buddies do the girlie magazine's he found in his father's closet?

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

(see the answer key)

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