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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Bryson think his real father must have been?
(a) Green Hornet.
(b) Spiderman.
(c) King Volton.
(d) Superman.

2. What was it about Bryson's Thunderbolt Kid outfit that caused laughter from the other kids?
(a) He didn't wear any pants.
(b) He wore his underpants over his jeans.
(c) He wore black socks and sandals.
(d) He had orange wings.

3. What was another natural threat during Bryson's childhood days?
(a) Poison sumac.
(b) Sun poisoning.
(c) Floods.
(d) Lightning.

4. Which state did the U.S. use as a test site?
(a) Utah.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Montana.
(d) South Dakota.

5. What did Bryson's mother serve at every meal even though Bryson did not like it?
(a) Milk.
(b) Cottage cheese.
(c) Butter.
(d) Salad.

6. What did Bryson, Buddy and Bill do to the Lincoln Logs to turn them white?
(a) Painted them.
(b) Rubbed lemons on them.
(c) Urinated on them.
(d) Soaked them in bleach.

7. Where did the radioactive ash from the bomb fall?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Nearby islands.
(c) Navy ships.
(d) San Francisco.

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

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

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

11. In what city did Bryson's mother's relatives live?
(a) Tucson.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Butte.
(d) San Diego.

12. Bryson's favorite candies were almost always made of ______________.
(a) chocolate.
(b) caramel.
(c) wax.
(d) lemon.

13. What did the Thunderbolt Kid do to the man who drank out of Bryson's glass at Toddle House?
(a) Sent laster beams into his eyes.
(b) Pushed him off the stool.
(c) Tripped him and made him fall.
(d) Sent bolts of electricity into his back.

14. Where did the Brysons visit during their trip to the state in #59?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The White House.
(c) Disneyland.
(d) Universal Studios.

15. When did the United States explode a hydrogen bomb in the Eniwetok atoll?
(a) January 3, 1945.
(b) April 4, 1959.
(c) November 1, 1952.
(d) September 15, 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bryson like to accompany his father because there was always the chance of injury for excitement?

2. Who was the friend that Bryson went on the outing with?

3. Where could Bryson sneak a peek at the magazine in #78?

4. What was one of the few things that was really exciting for Bryson?

5. In what year did the movie in #73 come out?

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