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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a person Bryson got to meet on one of these trips with his father?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Willie Mays.
(c) Ed Sullivan.
(d) Captain Kangaroo.

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

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

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

5. What did the Thunderbolt Kid do to the man who drank out of Bryson's glass at Toddle House?
(a) Sent bolts of electricity into his back.
(b) Pushed him off the stool.
(c) Sent laster beams into his eyes.
(d) Tripped him and made him fall.

6. What was one of the few things that was really exciting for Bryson?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Drive-in movies.
(c) Going swimming.
(d) Camp outs.

7. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.
(a) Germany.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

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

9. What magazine offered men and boys the chance to see naked women?
(a) Playboy.
(b) Cabaret.
(c) Maxim.
(d) Oui.

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

11. What was the name of the cafeteria where the Brysons enjoyed having meals?
(a) McGreevey's.
(b) Callendar's.
(c) Bishop's.
(d) Dulaney's.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Thunderbolt Kid get his powers?

2. What was the name of the novelty and joke store Bryson used to frequent?

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

4. What did Bryson's parents tell him his mother was doing when he came upon them having sex one afternoon?

5. Why did Bryson think that Sunday mornings were too long?

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