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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. What did boys charge other boys for once they discovered them?
(a) X-rated movies.
(b) Porn magazines.
(c) Risque postcards.
(d) Holes in walls where undressed women could be seen.

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

3. Who led a movement in trying to identify the element in #95?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Joseph McCarthy.
(c) Merv Griffen.
(d) George McGovern.

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

5. What was one of the few things that was really exciting for Bryson?
(a) Drive-in movies.
(b) Comic books.
(c) Camp outs.
(d) Going swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a popular spot for kids to play in in the 1950s?

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

3. Who created the first television dinners?

4. What did Bryson decide that he liked better than the item in #116?

5. What was the name of the store where Bryson bought penny candy?

(see the answer key)

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