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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which friend became Bryson's literary agent?
(a) Stephen Katz.
(b) Milton Milton.
(c) Doug Willoughby.
(d) Jed Mattes.

2. What subject did Bryson especially like?
(a) Geography.
(b) Spelling.
(c) Reading.
(d) Math.

3. What did Bryson feel about where he grew up?
(a) He was bored to tears.
(b) He didn't feel one way or the other about it.
(c) He was happy to be in a good city.
(d) He hated it.

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

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

6. In what year did the Thunderbolt Kid's sacred jersey meet its fate?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1978.

7. What did Bryson discover about his mother from her college days?
(a) She was the National Honor Society president.
(b) She was editor of the school newspaper.
(c) She was an exchange student.
(d) She was prom queen.

8. Which friend joined the military and died during the first Gulf War?
(a) Milton Milton.
(b) Doug Willoughby.
(c) Jed Mattes.
(d) Stephen Katz.

9. What was the coldest part of Bryson's grandparents' house?
(a) The sleeping porch.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The attic.

10. What did Bryson buy with the money from his job?
(a) A set of golf clubs.
(b) A tent.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A portable TV.

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

12. Which friend went to college in California?
(a) Jed Mattes.
(b) Chuck Morrison.
(c) Milton Milton.
(d) Buddy Doberman.

13. What did Bryson love about the town in #122?
(a) Ice cream shop.
(b) Park.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Swimming pool.

14. In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1973.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What killed the elm trees in Des Moines at the end of the 1950s?

2. None of the rides at the amusement park in #145 had ____________.

3. What weather condition was a threat to the area?

4. At whose house was Bryson playing when he broke the body part in #133?

5. At what age did Bryson start the job in #109?

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