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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nathan's friend Alan is the son of what?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A driver.
(c) A dry cleaner.
(d) A doctor.

2. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?
(a) Bill.
(b) Barry.
(c) Ira.
(d) Bucky.

3. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?
(a) Vibrant.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Forward looking.
(d) Optimistic.

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

5. What is Mendy's last name in the book?
(a) Gurlik.
(b) Dwyer.
(c) Levov.
(d) Orcutt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man who was killed in a bomb Merry set off in her hometown?

2. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?

3. What is the name of Merry's hometown?

4. What is Swede's daughter's name?

5. How does the narrator say Dawn feels toward Merry?

(see the answer key)

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