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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year did Bryson's father die?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1986.
2. What did Bryson feel about where he grew up?
(a) He was happy to be in a good city.
(b) He didn't feel one way or the other about it.
(c) He was bored to tears.
(d) He hated it.
3. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) They were cautiously optimistic.
(b) They knew they were going to die.
(c) They built an air raid shelter.
(d) Everything would be fine.
4. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) He never trusted grownups again.
(b) He drew comic books.
(c) He wouldn't go out of the house.
(d) He knew his family would be safe.
5. Which friend got Bryson into the strippers' tent?
(a) Jed.
(b) Milton Milton.
(c) Doug.
(d) Eddie.
6. At what age did Bryson start the job in #109?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.
7. What was the minimum age for admittance into the venue in #148 when Bryson was 13?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 14.
8. Where did Bryson's mother move after her husband died?
(a) An apartment.
(b) Her daughter's house.
(c) A smaller house.
(d) A retirement community.
9. For how long was Bryson in a cast?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.
10. Where did the elementary school students eat lunch?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) The junior high building.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) At home.
11. What was the happiest year on record according to the Gallup Organization?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1969.
12. What did Bryson love about the town in #122?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Park.
(c) Ice cream shop.
(d) Swimming pool.
13. What eroded the sense of security for people in the 1950s?
(a) Soviet long range missiles.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) Polio.
(d) The Great Depression.
14. What was the name of Bryson's elementary school?
(a) The Baker Academy.
(b) Woodland Heights.
(c) Greenwood.
(d) George Washington Elementary.
15. What did Bryson discover about his mother from her college days?
(a) She was editor of the school newspaper.
(b) She was the National Honor Society president.
(c) She was an exchange student.
(d) She was prom queen.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the landscape like in the area where Bryson's grandparents lived?
2. Where did the Bryson family go in the new vehicle?
3. What did Bryson threaten to do to Bryson when he saw the amount of absences on his report cards?
4. What did Bryson and his friends do at the venue in #149?
5. What club did Doug Willoughby take over?
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