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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bryson grow up?
(a) Butte, Montana.
(b) Bangor, Maine.
(c) Des Moines, Iowa.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

2. What was the area set apart in the grocery where kids could read while their parents shopped?
(a) Kiddie Corral.
(b) Tot Shop.
(c) Little Library.
(d) Little Shoppers.

3. Where did the radioactive ash from the bomb fall?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Nearby islands.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Navy ships.

4. Who did a huge belly flop off the diving board while on the outing?
(a) Bryson.
(b) Milton Milton.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Mr. Milton.

5. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?
(a) SeaWorld.
(b) Universal Studios.
(c) Six Flags.
(d) Disneyland.

6. What movie did Bryson's sister decide they needed to see?
(a) Wild Like the Wind.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) From Here to Eternity.
(d) Peyton Place.

7. Where was a bigger bomb dropped on March 1, 1954?
(a) Bikini atoll.
(b) Utah.
(c) Pacific Ocean.
(d) Malaysia.

8. What was outlawed in almost every state?
(a) Lite beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Various sexual acts.
(d) Panty raids.

9. Who did Bryson think his real father must have been?
(a) Spiderman.
(b) Superman.
(c) Green Hornet.
(d) King Volton.

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

11. What did Bryson say was a myth about childhood?
(a) Time goes by fast.
(b) Every birthday is happy.
(c) Every day is an adventure.
(d) Any Christmas gift is the best.

12. What precaution did kids in the 1950s not have to take?
(a) Wore seat belts in the car.
(b) They did not have to come inside when it got dark.
(c) Had cell phones and pagers.
(d) Cupboards were not baby-proofed.

13. Where did Bryson go on the outing with his friend and his family?
(a) Lake Ontario.
(b) Lake Ahquabi.
(c) Disneyland.
(d) Lake Tahoe.

14. What was another natural threat during Bryson's childhood days?
(a) Floods.
(b) Sun poisoning.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Poison sumac.

15. In what unusual place did Bryson's father practice his exercise?
(a) Bathroom stalls.
(b) Hardware stores.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became the joy of every family in the 1950s?

2. Bryson recalled a day in August of ____________ when he went on an outing with a friend and his family.

3. By 1958, the average child in the United States carried ten times more _______________ than the year before.

4. About what decade of American life did Bryson write in this book?

5. What publication did most boys need to rely on to seem partially clothed girls?

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