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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the junior high Bryson attended?
(a) Mont Verde Junior High School.
(b) Callanan Junior High School.
(c) Green Meadows Junior High School.
(d) Andrew Jackson Junior High School.

2. What was the happiest year on record according to the Gallup Organization?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1962.

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

4. Where was Bryson sent quite a bit as punishment?
(a) The cloakroom.
(b) The Principal's office.
(c) The AV room.
(d) Home.

5. Where did Bryson's mother move after her husband died?
(a) Her daughter's house.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A retirement community.
(d) A smaller house.

6. What did Bryson have to do three nights a week for his job?
(a) Clean tables.
(b) Wax floors.
(c) Spray out garbage cans.
(d) Collect subscription money.

7. Students at the high school became preoccupied with _____________.
(a) drinking.
(b) marijuana.
(c) smoking.
(d) LSD.

8. What entertainment venue did Bryson really enjoy?
(a) The Iowa State Fair.
(b) Max & Eddy's.
(c) Ice cream socials.
(d) The Des Moines Fair.

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

10. Why were all the students so sleepy in school?
(a) It was too hot inside.
(b) They ate big lunches.
(c) It was really boring.
(d) They had to get up too early.

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

12. Who launched the first satellite into space?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) The Soviets.

13. Who was the transfer student who was drunk often at the age of 14?
(a) Eugene Milford.
(b) Jeff Andrews.
(c) Stephen Katz.
(d) Mike Pitsenbarger.

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

15. What quality hindered Bryson in his work?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Inaccuracy.
(c) Tardiness.
(d) Absentmindedness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did the person in #152 introduce Bryson to?

2. What supermarket remained from Bryson's youth?

3. What did Bryson's grandparents do in their house on winter nights?

4. Who was the friend who introduced Bryson to the finer things in life?

5. Which friend went to college in California?

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