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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Pages 60 - 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days before Nathan's class reunion did Swede die?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Mean son.
(b) Unsatisfiable father.
(c) Monster daughter.
(d) Unsatisfiable wife.

3. What does the narrator say that the Jews that were familiar with hardship did not want to waste?
(a) Opportunities.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Friendships.

4. What does Jerry tell Nathan that Swede fought to keep in Chapter 3?
(a) His money.
(b) His group together.
(c) His family.
(d) His sanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator especially fascinated by in regard to his ability to remember his childhood?

2. What does the narrator believe the tribute to Swede's father was a cover to hide?

3. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?

4. What religion does Swede practice?

5. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?

(see the answer key)

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