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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. About what decade of American life did Bryson write in this book?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

2. Where did Bryson grow up?
(a) Columbus, Ohio.
(b) Butte, Montana.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) Des Moines, Iowa.

3. Who created the first television dinners?
(a) Banquet.
(b) Marie Callendar's.
(c) C.A. Swanson.
(d) Lean Cuisine.

4. What was the main street of Bryson's hometown?
(a) Wayne Avenue.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Grand Avenue.
(d) Commerce Street.

5. What disease was a major concern during the 1950s?
(a) Measles.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Polio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precaution did kids in the 1950s not have to take?

2. What did boys charge other boys for once they discovered them?

3. Where did the Brysons visit during their trip to the state in #59?

4. Which state did the U.S. use as a test site?

5. What did Bryson keep for years just for the sake of conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the appliances that people in the 1950s were excited about owning?

2. Where did Bryson's father work and what were some of the perks of the job?

3. What particular times were especially long for kids?

4. What was the ritual Bryson had with his mother every Friday evening?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Bryson describe Des Moines and the area of the city where he lived?

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

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