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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. Why could men and boys not see the magazine in #78?
(a) It was embarrassing to ask for it.
(b) Their wives would kill them.
(c) It was too expensive.
(d) It was illegal to buy it.

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

3. Who led a movement in trying to identify the element in #95?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Joseph McCarthy.
(c) George McGovern.
(d) Merv Griffen.

4. For what publication did Bryson's father work?
(a) The Columbus Disptach.
(b) Sporting News.
(c) The Reader's Digest.
(d) The Des Moines Register.

5. Where did Bryson and his mother go for pie after the movies?
(a) Toddle House.
(b) Waffle House.
(c) Frisch's.
(d) Maguire's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bryson, Buddy and Bill do to the Lincoln Logs to turn them white?

2. How did life in the 1950s make people feel?

3. What was the main street of Bryson's hometown?

4. What type of exercise did Bryson's father practice?

5. Who created the first television dinners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bryson's notion of how slowly time passed for kids?

2. Who was the one girl that all the neighborhood boys wanted to see naked and how did Bryson miss out on this momentous occasion?

3. What was Bryson's mother's main personality quirk?

4. What is the premise of THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID?

5. Describe the events at the lake and why this was one of the best days of Bryson's life?

6. What were some of the appliances that people in the 1950s were excited about owning?

7. What was the ritual Bryson had with his mother every Friday evening?

8. How did the Thunderbolt Kid get his powers and what were the circumstances of the Thunderbolt Kid getting his costume?

9. What were some of the ways that boys could see glimpses of naked women?

10. What were the results of the hydrogen bombs dropped by the United States in 1952 and 1954?

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