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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was an insect that rose from the ground and could fly up someone's shorts?
(a) Wasp.
(b) Cicada.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Lightning bug.

2. At whose house was Bryson playing when he broke the body part in #133?
(a) Buddy Miller's.
(b) Arthur Bergen's.
(c) Eddie Corcoran's.
(d) Duke Collins'.

3. What was the minimum age for admittance into the venue in #148 when Bryson was 13?
(a) 14.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

4. Discoveries about his parents' successes made Bryson revise the story of _____________.
(a) their courtship.
(b) his achievements.
(c) his school days.
(d) his parentage.

5. Why did Bryson think he would never get to visit the location in #55?
(a) It was too far away.
(b) His mother said the rides were not safe.
(c) His father was cheap.
(d) He was too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality hindered Bryson in his work?

2. None of the rides at the amusement park in #145 had ____________.

3. Where did Bryson like to accompany his father because there was always the chance of injury for excitement?

4. How many children under the age of 12 were living in the mid-1950s in America?

5. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?

(see the answer key)

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