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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the end of the dog in #114?
(a) He bit a visitor.
(b) He urinated on new carpet.
(c) He chewed a high heel shoe.
(d) He was hit by a car.

2. What type of soda did Bryson get when he went downtown with his grandfather?
(a) Nehi.
(b) Pepsi-Cola.
(c) Dr. Pepper.
(d) Coca-Cola.

3. What weather condition was a threat to the area?
(a) Blizzards.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Tornadoes.

4. What time did Bryson have to get to work on Sundays?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) Mid-morning.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Noon.

5. What was the landscape like in the area where Bryson's grandparents lived?
(a) Mountainous.
(b) Desert.
(c) Flat.
(d) Hilly.

6. What did Bryson decide that he liked better than the item in #116?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Girls.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Books.

7. What eroded the sense of security for people in the 1950s?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) Polio.
(c) Soviet long range missiles.
(d) The Vietnam War.

8. What did Bryson's grandparents do in their house on winter nights?
(a) Turned off the heat.
(b) Played cards.
(c) Planned spring gardens.
(d) Went to bed early.

9. What kind of car did Bryson's father buy?
(a) Sedan.
(b) Mini van.
(c) VW van.
(d) Station wagon.

10. Who was the transfer student who was drunk often at the age of 14?
(a) Eugene Milford.
(b) Jeff Andrews.
(c) Mike Pitsenbarger.
(d) Stephen Katz.

11. What quality hindered Bryson in his work?
(a) Absentmindedness.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Tardiness.
(d) Inaccuracy.

12. Who was the friend who introduced Bryson to the finer things in life?
(a) Jed Mattes.
(b) James Hall.
(c) Jared Clark.
(d) Jeremy Miller.

13. Who launched the first satellite into space?
(a) China.
(b) The Soviets.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

14. At whose house was Bryson playing when he broke the body part in #133?
(a) Arthur Bergen's.
(b) Duke Collins'.
(c) Eddie Corcoran's.
(d) Buddy Miller's.

15. Research in the late 1950s indicated that ___________ caused cancer.
(a) fiberglass.
(b) paint thinner.
(c) smoking.
(d) exhaust fumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the broken down amusement park?

2. Which friend joined the military and died during the first Gulf War?

3. What club did Doug Willoughby take over?

4. What kind of tree grew in the backyard of Bryson's grandparents' farm?

5. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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