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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Out and About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Everything would be fine.
(b) They knew they were going to die.
(c) They were cautiously optimistic.
(d) They built an air raid shelter.

2. What unusual physical characteristic did Bryson's uncle have?
(a) A peg leg.
(b) A streak of white hair in his black hair.
(c) A hole in his throat.
(d) One blue eye and one green eye.

3. What was the repercussion of underground bomb tests?
(a) Sunken mines.
(b) Destroyed phone lines.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Huge craters.

4. Why did Bryson and his friends play inside most of the time?
(a) It was almost always winter.
(b) It was too hot to stay outside.
(c) There was more to do inside.
(d) They watched TV all the time.

5. What publication did most boys need to rely on to seem partially clothed girls?
(a) Hustler.
(b) Medical supply books.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Mail order catalogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What university did Bryson's mother attend?

3. Who was a person Bryson got to meet on one of these trips with his father?

4. Which friend got Bryson into the strippers' tent?

5. What entertainment venue did Bryson really enjoy?

(see the answer key)

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