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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long was Bryson in a cast?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

3. What did Bryson and other boys especially look forward to at the venue in #147?
(a) The dunk 'em booth.
(b) The horse races.
(c) The strippers' tent.
(d) The shooting gallery.

4. What item at school did Bryson like for its intoxicating scent?
(a) Lemon cleanser.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Memeograph paper.
(d) Floor was.

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

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

7. What job did Bryson have during the 1950s and 1960s?
(a) Bus boy.
(b) Delivery boy.
(c) Grocery bagger.
(d) Newspaper boy.

8. What was the name of the dog that harassed Bryson?
(a) Dewey.
(b) Bear.
(c) Max.
(d) Sport.

9. Even though the year in #157 was a happy one, who was still excluded from many places in America?
(a) Veterans.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Women.

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

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

12. What happened to the Thunderbolt Kid's sacred jersey?
(a) It was thrown out by Bryson's parents.
(b) It got paint spots on it.
(c) It was ripped in a fight.
(d) It went through the bleach cycle.

13. What was the name of the broken down amusement park?
(a) Americana.
(b) Riverview.
(c) Lakeside.
(d) Fantasy Farm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Bryson have to get to work on Sundays?

2. What eroded the sense of security for people in the 1950s?

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

4. Where did Bryson's grandparents go nearly every night in the summer?

5. Who was the only former member of the club in #164 who was allowed to remain?

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