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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 were Bryson's three uncles called?
(a) The Three Musketeers.
(b) Three Blind Mice.
(c) The Three Stooges.
(d) The Trio of Terror.

2. Where did Bryson go on the outing with his friend and his family?
(a) Lake Tahoe.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Disneyland.
(d) Lake Ahquabi.

3. What became the joy of every family in the 1950s?
(a) Ice cream makers.
(b) Subdivisions.
(c) Television.
(d) Diners.

4. In what ocean is the Eniwetok atoll located?
(a) Atlantic.
(b) Pacific.
(c) Arctic.
(d) Indian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryson recalled a day in August of ____________ when he went on an outing with a friend and his family.

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

3. Who liked to harass smaller children in town?

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

5. What unusual physical characteristic did Bryson's uncle have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results on children of the U.S. bomb testings and what happened when the tests were moved underground?

2. What other accessories did Bryson need to become the Thunderbolt Kid?

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

4. How did television change life for people in the 1950s?

5. Describe the albino Lincoln Logs experience.

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

7. Who was The Thunderbolt Kid?

8. How did Bryson get some insight into sex?

9. How easy was it for Bryson to find somebody to play with?

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

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