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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 Bryson discover about his mother from her college days?
(a) She was an exchange student.
(b) She was editor of the school newspaper.
(c) She was prom queen.
(d) She was the National Honor Society president.

2. What did Bryson say about the Des Moines of his youth?
(a) It has grown so much it was unrecognizable.
(b) It was really deteriorated.
(c) In most cases, it was no longer there.
(d) It was just the same as it always was.

3. What kind of tree grew in the backyard of Bryson's grandparents' farm?
(a) Maple.
(b) Oak.
(c) Evergreen.
(d) Elm.

4. What university did Bryson's mother attend?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Drake.
(c) Iowa State.
(d) Duke.

5. What quality hindered Bryson in his work?
(a) Tardiness.
(b) Inaccuracy.
(c) Absentmindedness.
(d) Laziness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the minimum age for admittance into the venue in #148 when Bryson was 13?

2. What body part did Bryson break?

3. Even though the year in #157 was a happy one, who was still excluded from many places in America?

4. None of the rides at the amusement park in #145 had ____________.

5. Where did Bryson and his friends have fun most of the year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the very long winter season impact the school children?

3. Describe Riverview Amusement Park and why Bryson thought it was so awful.

4. What was Bryson's opinion of staying in Des Moines versus moving to a bigger city?

5. What did Bryson buy with his newspaper route money and what other interest did he develop at this time?

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

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

8. What was the recovery process for Bryson's broken leg?

9. What happened to The Thunderbolt Kid's sacred jersey?

10. What were Bryson's favorite books in school and why did he like them?

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