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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Other people.
(d) Anything negative.

2. How many years had Swede's daughter been in hiding according to Jerry in Chapter 3?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

3. What does an article about Merry say about her that Swede hates?
(a) She is insane.
(b) She is hateful.
(c) She is from a bad family.
(d) That she has a stubborn streak.

4. What does Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at the reunion tell him she regrets never letting him do?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Touch her breasts.
(d) Hugg her.

5. What sport did the narrator play with Swede's younger brother?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Ping pong.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?

2. How many years does Swede become preoccupied with "a gruesome inner life" concerning Merry in Chapter 4?

3. What does the narrator say the adolescents had respect for in regard to their parents in his neighborhood?

4. What does Dawn blame along with Swede for her poor condition after Merry's disappearance?

5. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?

(see the answer key)

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