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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the bombing done by the Weathermen with which Swede believes Merry to be involved?
(a) Soho.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Portland.
(d) Newark.

2. What are both Swede and Merry described as being when they are returning from a seaside cottage in Chapter 3?
(a) Sun-drunk.
(b) Refreshed.
(c) Bored.
(d) Distracted.

3. What kind of diary does Rita later make Swede give to her for Merry in Chapter 4?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Her Audrey Hepburn scrapbook.
(c) A stuttering diary.
(d) Money.

4. Where does Merry meet political people and take on a secret life as a teenager?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Connecticut.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?

2. What kind of world does the narrator note that Swede has naturally incorporated himself into?

3. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?

4. What does Swede wonder is connected with his preoccupations regarding Merry at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?

(see the answer key)

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