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

4. How many children under the age of 12 were living in the mid-1950s in America?
(a) 903,000.
(b) 32 million.
(c) 123 million.
(d) 7 million.

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

6. Who was the Bryson family's dentist?
(a) Dr. Cavanaugh.
(b) Dr. D.K. Brewster.
(c) Dr. Brock.
(d) Dr. E.W. Miller.

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

8. When did the United States explode a hydrogen bomb in the Eniwetok atoll?
(a) September 15, 1954.
(b) April 4, 1959.
(c) January 3, 1945.
(d) November 1, 1952.

9. Why did Bryson think that Sunday mornings were too long?
(a) He waited for the TV programs to start.
(b) He had to do his paper route.
(c) He wasn't allowed to sleep in.
(d) He had to go to church.

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

11. Why did Bryson think he would never get to visit the location in #55?
(a) He was too old.
(b) His father was cheap.
(c) His mother said the rides were not safe.
(d) It was too far away.

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

13. What did Bryson, Buddy and Bill do to the Lincoln Logs to turn them white?
(a) Urinated on them.
(b) Soaked them in bleach.
(c) Painted them.
(d) Rubbed lemons on them.

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

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