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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Thunderbolt Kid do to the man who drank out of Bryson's glass at Toddle House?
(a) Sent bolts of electricity into his back.
(b) Pushed him off the stool.
(c) Sent laster beams into his eyes.
(d) Tripped him and made him fall.

2. Where did the Brysons visit during their trip to the state in #59?
(a) The White House.
(b) Universal Studios.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) Disneyland.

3. Where did Bryson like to accompany his father because there was always the chance of injury for excitement?
(a) The lumberyard.
(b) The race track.
(c) The auto mechanic shop.
(d) A car dealership.

4. Where did the Thunderbolt Kid get his powers?
(a) Bryson gave him the powers.
(b) From a spell cast by his favorite teacher.
(c) Bryson was not sure.
(d) From the Greek Gods.

5. What publication did most boys need to rely on to seem partially clothed girls?
(a) Hustler.
(b) Mail order catalogs.
(c) Medical supply books.
(d) National Geographic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bryson's three uncles called?

2. Who was a person Bryson got to meet on one of these trips with his father?

3. Who was Bryson's brother?

4. What was something that Bryson's mother tended to forget?

5. What did Bryson's parents tell him his mother was doing when he came upon them having sex one afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What importance did comic books have in the lives of Bryson and most other kids in the 1950s?

2. Describe the albino Lincoln Logs experience.

3. What form of exercise did Bryson's father like to practice and what was an unusual location for his exercise routine?

4. How did the Thunderbolt Kid get his powers and what were the circumstances of the Thunderbolt Kid getting his costume?

5. What is the premise of THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID?

6. Who was the one girl that all the neighborhood boys wanted to see naked and how did Bryson miss out on this momentous occasion?

7. Describe a typical experience of Bryson's family stopping to see his mother's family every time they went on vacation.

8. What was Bryson's notion of how slowly time passed for kids?

9. What behaviors did teenagers exhibit in the 1950s?

10. Where did Bryson go with his friend's family on a summer outing and why did he not look forward to it?

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