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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. 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.

2. Who was a person Bryson got to meet on one of these trips with his father?
(a) Willie Mays.
(b) Captain Kangaroo.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Ed Sullivan.

3. In which town did the people in #121 live?
(a) Winfield.
(b) Dubuque.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Butte.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson's grandparents go nearly every night in the summer?

2. By 1958, the average child in the United States carried ten times more _______________ than the year before.

3. Who was President of the United States when Bryson was born?

4. What was the repercussion of underground bomb tests?

5. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.

(see the answer key)

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