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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Age of Excitement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a popular spot for kids to play in in the 1950s?
(a) Basements.
(b) Alleys.
(c) Pool halls.
(d) Vacant lots.

2. Why did Bryson think he would never get to visit the location in #55?
(a) It was too far away.
(b) He was too old.
(c) His father was cheap.
(d) His mother said the rides were not safe.

3. Who liked to harass smaller children in town?
(a) The Butter boys.
(b) The Rogers boys.
(c) The Knapke twins.
(d) The Miller brothers.

4. Who was President of the United States when Bryson was born?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Richard Nixon.

5. In what unusual place did Bryson's father practice his exercise?
(a) Hardware stores.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Churches.
(d) Bathroom stalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Bryson family's dentist?

2. What family attraction and vacation spot opened in 1955?

3. Where did Bryson and his mother go every Friday?

4. Where did the Brysons spend Christmas of 1960?

5. Who was the Thunderbolt Kid?

(see the answer key)

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