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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Out and About.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Bryson and his friends make a little neighborhood kid eat once as an experiment?
(a) Kitty litter.
(b) Red berries in the backyard.
(c) Mud.
(d) Matches.

3. Why did Bryson and his friends play inside most of the time?
(a) There was more to do inside.
(b) It was almost always winter.
(c) It was too hot to stay outside.
(d) They watched TV all the time.

4. What craft looked like fun at first but ended up being messy and frustrating?
(a) Play-Doh.
(b) Creepy Crawlers.
(c) Paint by Numbers.
(d) Building models.

5. America was at war with ____________ when Bryson was born.
(a) Iraq.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Korea.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following did Bryson always forget to bring to school?

3. Where was a bigger bomb dropped on March 1, 1954?

4. What was an insect that rose from the ground and could fly up someone's shorts?

5. What did boys charge other boys for once they discovered them?

(see the answer key)

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