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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Bryson start the job in #109?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

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

3. Where were the students supposed to go during the exercise in #107?
(a) The cloakroom.
(b) Under their desks.
(c) The auditorium.
(d) The basement.

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

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

6. What college did Bryson attend for a short time?
(a) Notre Dame University.
(b) Drake University.
(c) San Diego State.
(d) University of Minnesota.

7. Who did Bryson say was the smartest person he ever met?
(a) Chuck Morrison.
(b) Scooter Jones.
(c) Eddie Franklin.
(d) Doug Willoughby.

8. What were Bryson's favorite books?
(a) The Adventures of Aqua Man.
(b) Dick and Jane books.
(c) Clifford the Dog.
(d) Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

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

10. Why did Bryson and his friends play inside most of the time?
(a) It was too hot to stay outside.
(b) They watched TV all the time.
(c) There was more to do inside.
(d) It was almost always winter.

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

12. What exercise was held at the school each month?
(a) Blizzard Drills.
(b) Tornado Drills.
(c) Fire Drills.
(d) Civil Defense Drill.

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

14. Which friend got Bryson into the strippers' tent?
(a) Jed.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Doug.
(d) Milton Milton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What club did Doug Willoughby take over?

2. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

3. Students at the high school became preoccupied with _____________.

4. What job did Bryson have during the 1950s and 1960s?

5. For how long was Bryson in a cast?

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