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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Farewell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bryson's mother move after her husband died?
(a) A smaller house.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A retirement community.
(d) Her daughter's house.

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

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

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

5. What did Bryson say about the Des Moines of his youth?
(a) It was just the same as it always was.
(b) It was really deteriorated.
(c) It has grown so much it was unrecognizable.
(d) In most cases, it was no longer there.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the United States explode a hydrogen bomb in the Eniwetok atoll?

2. What were Bryson's favorite books?

3. Where was a bigger bomb dropped on March 1, 1954?

4. Who was the friend who introduced Bryson to the finer things in life?

5. What appliance was treated like a treasured guest in the Bryson household?

(see the answer key)

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