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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. Bryson wrote about which relatives in Chapter 10?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Brothers.

2. In which town did the people in #121 live?
(a) Butte.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Dubuque.
(d) Winfield.

3. What subject did Bryson especially like?
(a) Spelling.
(b) Reading.
(c) Math.
(d) Geography.

4. What was Bryson's parents' response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Everything would be fine.
(b) They built an air raid shelter.
(c) They were cautiously optimistic.
(d) They knew they were going to die.

5. Where did the elementary school students eat lunch?
(a) The junior high building.
(b) The auditorium.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) At home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend went to college in California?

2. What was Bill's reaction after the Cuban Missile Crisis?

3. What kind of tree grew in the backyard of Bryson's grandparents' farm?

4. In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

5. At whose house was Bryson playing when he broke the body part in #133?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes were occurring in Des Moines as the 1950s came to a close?

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

3. What were the weather extremes in Winfield?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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