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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 the landscape like in the area where Bryson's grandparents lived?
(a) Mountainous.
(b) Desert.
(c) Hilly.
(d) Flat.

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

3. What job did Bryson have during the 1950s and 1960s?
(a) Newspaper boy.
(b) Grocery bagger.
(c) Bus boy.
(d) Delivery boy.

4. What did the Thunderbolt Kid do to the man who drank out of Bryson's glass at Toddle House?
(a) Sent bolts of electricity into his back.
(b) Pushed him off the stool.
(c) Tripped him and made him fall.
(d) Sent laster beams into his eyes.

5. Who liked to harass smaller children in town?
(a) The Rogers boys.
(b) The Butter boys.
(c) The Knapke twins.
(d) The Miller brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease was a major concern during the 1950s?

2. What exercise was held at the school each month?

3. What subject did Bryson especially like?

4. Who was the Bryson family's dentist?

5. Who did Bryson think his real father must have been?

(see the answer key)

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