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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Welcome to Kid World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a household item that people were buying in the 1950s?
(a) Toaster.
(b) Trash compactor.
(c) Dishwasher.
(d) Espresso machine.

2. What did Bryson say was a myth about childhood?
(a) Any Christmas gift is the best.
(b) Time goes by fast.
(c) Every day is an adventure.
(d) Every birthday is happy.

3. How did Bryson injure his head when he was ten-years-old?
(a) Playing football.
(b) Fell off his bike.
(c) A car accident.
(d) Got hit with a rock.

4. About what decade of American life did Bryson write in this book?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

5. What was an insect that rose from the ground and could fly up someone's shorts?
(a) Lightning bug.
(b) Wasp.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Cicada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bryson's sister?

2. What did Bryson keep for years just for the sake of conversation?

3. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.

4. Who was the Thunderbolt Kid?

5. Why did Bryson think that Sunday mornings were too long?

(see the answer key)

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