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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. In what year did Bryson's father die?
(a) 1986.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1978.

2. What kind of car did Bryson's father buy?
(a) Mini van.
(b) Station wagon.
(c) Sedan.
(d) VW van.

3. What entertainment venue did Bryson really enjoy?
(a) Max & Eddy's.
(b) Ice cream socials.
(c) The Des Moines Fair.
(d) The Iowa State Fair.

4. What was the end of the dog in #114?
(a) He was hit by a car.
(b) He urinated on new carpet.
(c) He bit a visitor.
(d) He chewed a high heel shoe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who launched the first satellite into space?

2. What type of soda did Bryson get when he went downtown with his grandfather?

3. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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

5. What supermarket remained from Bryson's youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the unpleasant issues Americans faced in 1957 even though the Gallup organization claimed it was a very happy year?

2. What did Bryson and his friends do when they went to the movie matinees?

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

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

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

6. What did the adult Bryson recall about the Des Moines of his youth?

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

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

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

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

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