View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Bryson say was the smartest person he ever met?
(a) Doug Willoughby.
(b) Scooter Jones.
(c) Eddie Franklin.
(d) Chuck Morrison.

2. What type of soda did Bryson get when he went downtown with his grandfather?
(a) Pepsi-Cola.
(b) Nehi.
(c) Dr. Pepper.
(d) Coca-Cola.

3. What time did Bryson have to get to work on Sundays?
(a) Noon.
(b) Before dawn.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

4. How old was Bryson when he broke the body part in #133?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

5. Which friend became Bryson's literary agent?
(a) Jed Mattes.
(b) Stephen Katz.
(c) Doug Willoughby.
(d) Milton Milton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend appeared in Bryson's book, A WALK IN THE WOODS?

2. Where were the students supposed to go during the exercise in #107?

3. Who was the friend who introduced Bryson to the finer things in life?

4. What did Bryson decide that he liked better than the item in #116?

5. What color was the barn on Bryson's grandparents' farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were the weather extremes in Winfield?

6. What was Bryson's elementary school and what were some of the features that made it so nice?

7. Describe the scenario of sleeping on his grandparents' sleeping porch in the winter.

8. What did Bryson learn about his parents that pleased him and how did this change his views of his real parentage?

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

10. For what was Bryson most notorious in high school and what did he do after graduation?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 960 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample