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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. Which of the following did Bryson always forget to bring to school?
(a) His lunch.
(b) Valentine's cards for the class.
(c) His signed report card.
(d) His homework assignment.

2. What quality hindered Bryson in his work?
(a) Inaccuracy.
(b) Absentmindedness.
(c) Tardiness.
(d) Laziness.

3. The bedroom of the person in #152 looked like a _____________.
(a) circus.
(b) library.
(c) arcade.
(d) laboratory.

4. What game did the person in #152 introduce Bryson to?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Pac Man.
(c) Red Rover.
(d) Match fighting.

5. What kind of tree grew in the backyard of Bryson's grandparents' farm?
(a) Oak.
(b) Elm.
(c) Evergreen.
(d) Maple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bryson's favorite books?

2. What was the landscape like in the area where Bryson's grandparents lived?

3. What killed the elm trees in Des Moines at the end of the 1950s?

4. What did Bryson's grandparents do in their house on winter nights?

5. Why did Bryson and his friends play inside most of the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the weather extremes in Winfield?

2. Where did Bryson's grandparents live and what did he love about the place?

3. Describe the Audio Visual Club and why the boys were anxious to join.

4. What did the adult Bryson recall about what happened to his parents and friends?

5. Describe the scenario of sleeping on his grandparents' sleeping porch in the winter.

6. How did the very long winter season impact the school children?

7. What was the recovery process for Bryson's broken leg?

8. How did the Bryson family end up staying in a hotel in Harlem?

9. Who was Dewey and how did he impact Bryson's job?

10. For what was Bryson most notorious in high school and what did he do after graduation?

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