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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) Books.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Girls.

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

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

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

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

6. What weather condition was a threat to the area?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Hurricanes.

7. What time did Bryson have to get to work on Sundays?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Mid-morning.
(c) Noon.
(d) Before dawn.

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

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

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

11. What club did Doug Willoughby take over?
(a) The FFA Club.
(b) The Drama Club.
(c) The Audio-Visual Club.
(d) The 4-H Club.

12. What body part did Bryson break?
(a) Arm.
(b) Toe.
(c) Finger.
(d) Leg.

13. Discoveries about his parents' successes made Bryson revise the story of _____________.
(a) his parentage.
(b) their courtship.
(c) his school days.
(d) his achievements.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bryson feel about where he grew up?

2. Where did Bryson's mother move after her husband died?

3. Why did Bryson and his friends play inside most of the time?

4. What did Bryson and other boys especially look forward to at the venue in #147?

5. What was the landscape like in the area where Bryson's grandparents lived?

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