2. Where did Bryson and his friends have fun most of the year?
(a) Movie theater.
(b) Go-kart park.
(c) Horse track.
(d) Swimming pool.

3. In what year did the first shopping mall open in Des Moines?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1959.

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

5. What nationality was the doctor who Bryson's parents took him to?
(a) Cuban.
(b) Irish.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

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

7. In what year did Bryson's father die?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1978.
(d) 2000.

8. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) He wouldn't go out of the house.
(b) He never trusted grownups again.
(c) He knew his family would be safe.
(d) He drew comic books.

9. What did Bryson threaten to do to Bryson when he saw the amount of absences on his report cards?
(a) Take away his comic books.
(b) Send him to a military academy.
(c) Ground him for the rest of his life.
(d) Withhold his allowance.

10. What game did the person in #152 introduce Bryson to?
(a) Red Rover.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Pac Man.
(d) Match fighting.

11. What was the minimum age for admittance into the venue in #148 when Bryson was 13?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

12. What was the name of Bryson's elementary school?
(a) The Baker Academy.
(b) Woodland Heights.
(c) Greenwood.
(d) George Washington Elementary.

13. What was the one constant in the potluck suppers in town?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Meat loaf.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Jell-O.

14. Where did the elementary school students eat lunch?
(a) At home.
(b) The junior high building.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) The auditorium.

15. Where did the Brysons spend a night in a cheap hotel?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Bloomington.
(d) Chicago.