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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tasted the albino Lincoln Logs?
(a) Mr. Sipkowicz.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Milton Milton.
(d) Mr. Milton.

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

3. What were Bryson's three uncles called?
(a) Three Blind Mice.
(b) The Three Musketeers.
(c) The Three Stooges.
(d) The Trio of Terror.

4. Who distributed fish tainted from the radioactive ash?
(a) New England seafood companies.
(b) Japanese fishermen.
(c) Malaysian shrimp boats.
(d) U.S. Navy.

5. The hydrogen bomb could have ignited all the ____________ in the world.
(a) oxygen.
(b) helium.
(c) plutonium.
(d) carbon dioxide.

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

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

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

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

10. What was it about Bryson's Thunderbolt Kid outfit that caused laughter from the other kids?
(a) He wore his underpants over his jeans.
(b) He wore black socks and sandals.
(c) He didn't wear any pants.
(d) He had orange wings.

11. What could take Bryson a whole morning to do on the weekends?
(a) Cleaning his room.
(b) Lacing his shoes properly.
(c) Sweeping the garage.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

12. What unusual physical characteristic did Bryson's uncle have?
(a) A streak of white hair in his black hair.
(b) A peg leg.
(c) A hole in his throat.
(d) One blue eye and one green eye.

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

14. What was something that Bryson's mother tended to forget?
(a) The safe combination.
(b) Her kids' birthdays.
(c) Driving directions.
(d) Where she put her keys.

15. What was Bryson's father's job at the publication?
(a) Typesetter.
(b) Managing editor.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Sports writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the first television dinners?

2. What did Bryson name the green jersey with the golden thunderbolt on the chest?

3. Who was Bryson's friend who lived across the alley and had good toys?

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

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

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