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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 eroded the sense of security for people in the 1950s?
(a) Polio.
(b) Soviet long range missiles.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) The Vietnam War.

2. What appliance was treated like a treasured guest in the Bryson household?
(a) Juicer.
(b) Dryer.
(c) Refrigerator.
(d) Electric can opener.

3. Bryson's favorite candies were almost always made of ______________.
(a) caramel.
(b) lemon.
(c) wax.
(d) chocolate.

4. None of the rides at the amusement park in #145 had ____________.
(a) music.
(b) lights.
(c) seat belts.
(d) timers.

5. Which friend got Bryson into the strippers' tent?
(a) Milton Milton.
(b) Jed.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Doug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bryson hate going to the dentist?

2. Why were all the students so sleepy in school?

3. Where did the Brysons spend a night in a cheap hotel?

4. Which of the following did Bryson always forget to bring to school?

5. What were household buying more than one of in the 1950s?

(see the answer key)

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