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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. Who was the only former member of the club in #164 who was allowed to remain?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Milton Milton.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Doug.

2. Which friend went to college in California?
(a) Chuck Morrison.
(b) Milton Milton.
(c) Jed Mattes.
(d) Buddy Doberman.

3. Who was the friend who introduced Bryson to the finer things in life?
(a) James Hall.
(b) Jed Mattes.
(c) Jared Clark.
(d) Jeremy Miller.

4. What eroded the sense of security for people in the 1950s?
(a) Soviet long range missiles.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) Polio.
(d) The Great Depression.

5. Where did the Bryson family go in the new vehicle?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Miami.
(c) Myrtle Beach.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bryson love about the town in #122?

2. Bryson wrote about which relatives in Chapter 10?

3. What did Bryson say about the Des Moines of his youth?

4. Which friend joined the military and died during the first Gulf War?

5. Students at the high school became preoccupied with _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances when, for the second time, Bryson realized that adults could not be trusted?

2. What was Bryson's job as a boy and how did his absentmindedness become a liability?

3. Describe the situation in which Bryson realized he could not trust adults.

4. What did the adult Bryson recall about what happened to his parents and friends?

5. Describe the events surrounding Bryson's finally getting into the strippers' tent at the state fair.

6. Describe the Audio Visual Club and why the boys were anxious to join.

7. What was the irony of sending Bryson to the cloakroom as a punishment?

8. How did the Bryson family end up staying in a hotel in Harlem?

9. What were the weather extremes in Winfield?

10. The Iowa State Fair had many attractions but what did boys hope to see the most?

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