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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Swede's daughter's name?
(a) Joy.
(b) Angela.
(c) Merry.
(d) Dorothy.

2. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Mean.
(d) Fat.

3. How is Rita's hair described in the book?
(a) Stringy.
(b) Straight.
(c) Bushy.
(d) Blonde.

4. What word is used to describe Bill in addition to his feeling slightly superior?
(a) Egotistical.
(b) Rude.
(c) Vain.
(d) Shameful.

5. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?
(a) Confident.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Deferential.
(d) Modest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Swede take his first wife to receive a facelift?

2. What kind of diary does Rita later make Swede give to her for Merry in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of the black worker at Swede's factory that stays with him during the riots?

4. Why are the Orcutts and other couples over at Swede's home in Chapter 7?

5. To whom does Lou send copies of letters that he wrote to President Johnson?

(see the answer key)

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