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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Thunderbolt Kid?
(a) Bryson's brother.
(b) Bryson's alter ego.
(c) Bryson's best friend.
(d) Bryson's arch enemy.

2. Who led a movement in trying to identify the element in #95?
(a) Joseph McCarthy.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) Merv Griffen.
(d) George McGovern.

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

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

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

6. Where did Bryson and his mother go every Friday?
(a) To vist his grandma.
(b) The grocery.
(c) The library.
(d) Dinner and a movie.

7. What was the repercussion of underground bomb tests?
(a) Destroyed phone lines.
(b) Huge craters.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Sunken mines.

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

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

10. What did Bryson and his friends make a little neighborhood kid eat once as an experiment?
(a) Matches.
(b) Red berries in the backyard.
(c) Kitty litter.
(d) Mud.

11. Who was Bryson's sister?
(a) Marge.
(b) Angie.
(c) Betty.
(d) Tammy.

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

13. Where did the Brysons visit during their trip to the state in #59?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The White House.
(c) Universal Studios.
(d) Disneyland.

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

15. What was a household item that people were buying in the 1950s?
(a) Trash compactor.
(b) Toaster.
(c) Espresso machine.
(d) Dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Bryson get to accompany his father on business-related trips?

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

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

5. What disease was a major concern during the 1950s?

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