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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became the joy of every family in the 1950s?
(a) Television.
(b) Diners.
(c) Ice cream makers.
(d) Subdivisions.

2. In what ocean is the Eniwetok atoll located?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Arctic.
(d) Indian.

3. For what characteristic was Bryson's father known?
(a) He was artistic.
(b) He was a great bowler.
(c) He was cheap.
(d) He was a great dancer.

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

5. What was the main street of Bryson's hometown?
(a) Wayne Avenue.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Commerce Street.
(d) Grand Avenue.

6. What did Bryson and his buddies do the girlie magazine's he found in his father's closet?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Tore out some pages.
(c) Highlighted certain images.
(d) Wrote balloon captions on them.

7. In what month was Bryson born?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) December.

8. What were household buying more than one of in the 1950s?
(a) Houses.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Time Shares.
(d) Cars.

9. What was the name of the novelty and joke store Bryson used to frequent?
(a) Malone's.
(b) Buzz's Place.
(c) Pinky's.
(d) Star City.

10. Who was President of the United States when Bryson was born?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Richard Nixon.

11. Where did the Brysons spend Christmas of 1960?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Florida.
(d) Washington, D.C.

12. In what year was Bryson born?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1951.

13. Where did Bryson get to accompany his father on business-related trips?
(a) Business openings.
(b) Printing plants.
(c) Major League ballgames.
(d) Museums.

14. Who was Bryson's friend who lived across the alley and had good toys?
(a) Eddie Williams.
(b) Butch Cavanaugh.
(c) Billy MacKenzie.
(d) Buddy Doberman.

15. For what publication did Bryson's father work?
(a) Sporting News.
(b) The Columbus Disptach.
(c) The Reader's Digest.
(d) The Des Moines Register.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led a movement in trying to identify the element in #95?

2. Who was Bryson's brother?

3. What movie did Bryson's sister decide they needed to see?

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

5. What was Bryson's father's job at the publication?

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