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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. Which friend became Bryson's literary agent?
(a) Jed Mattes.
(b) Milton Milton.
(c) Doug Willoughby.
(d) Stephen Katz.
2. Students at the high school became preoccupied with _____________.
(a) drinking.
(b) LSD.
(c) marijuana.
(d) smoking.
3. What quality hindered Bryson in his work?
(a) Inaccuracy.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Absentmindedness.
(d) Tardiness.
4. At whose house was Bryson playing when he broke the body part in #133?
(a) Duke Collins'.
(b) Buddy Miller's.
(c) Eddie Corcoran's.
(d) Arthur Bergen's.
5. Where did the Bryson family go in the new vehicle?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York City.
(d) Myrtle Beach.
Short Answer Questions
1. What entertainment venue did Bryson really enjoy?
2. What kind of car did Bryson's father buy?
3. In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
4. What was the name of the broken down amusement park?
5. Why were all the students so sleepy in school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bryson buy with his newspaper route money and what other interest did he develop at this time?
2. Where did Bryson's grandparents live and what did he love about the place?
3. What was Bryson's job as a boy and how did his absentmindedness become a liability?
4. How did the Bryson family end up staying in a hotel in Harlem?
5. Describe Riverview Amusement Park and why Bryson thought it was so awful.
6. What was the irony of sending Bryson to the cloakroom as a punishment?
7. What did Bryson learn about his parents that pleased him and how did this change his views of his real parentage?
8. Describe the events surrounding Bryson's finally getting into the strippers' tent at the state fair.
9. What were the weather extremes in Winfield?
10. What were the circumstances when, for the second time, Bryson realized that adults could not be trusted?
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