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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who influenced Merry's thinking about woman revolutionaries and their need to sacrifice?
(a) Frantz Fanon.
(b) Angela Davis.
(c) Gandhi.
(d) Mother Theresa.

2. What does Swede remember his mother's face not showing so much of in Chapter 7?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Shame.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Pain.

3. Why are the Orcutts and other couples over at Swede's home in Chapter 7?
(a) For dinner.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A Christmas party.
(d) Thanksgiving.

4. What movie do Lou and Swede discuss in Chapter 8?
(a) Annie.
(b) Crash.
(c) Deep Throat.
(d) Fargo.

5. What is the name of a Jewish man who praises Swede and pressures him to join a local Jewish organization?
(a) Lou.
(b) Ira.
(c) Barry.
(d) Bucky.

6. In what state did Merry set off her second bomb?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

7. Who does Swede see pretending to listen closely in Chapter 9?
(a) Merry.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Sylvia.

8. To whom does Lou send copies of letters that he wrote to President Johnson?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Merry.
(d) Swede.

9. What did the narrator keep on his bedroom wall to keep track of the war?
(a) A flag.
(b) A poster.
(c) A wartime list.
(d) A map.

10. Who let Merry stay with them in New York after the bombing?
(a) The Gurliks.
(b) The Umanoffs.
(c) The Salzmans.
(d) The Dwyers.

11. What almost happens to Lou after Jerry finds out that he sent his ex-wife money?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Goes into seclusion.
(d) Becomes depressed.

12. Where does Swede realize Dawn and Bill will live at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) In his new house.
(b) In Boston.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In New York.

13. Since what occurrence does the narrator say Dawn hasn't been motivated to do anything in regard to Merry?
(a) Merry's disappearance.
(b) The bombing.
(c) Her pageant days.
(d) Her parents' death.

14. What is Merry able to explain Jainism to Swede without doing?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Sneering.
(c) Stuttering.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

15. What does Merry have a veil made of when Swede finds her in Chapter 5?
(a) Lace.
(b) Paper.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Nylon stocking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the name of the person at the gas station that the narrator remembers the day the war ended?

2. What is the name of Merry's speech therapist she stayed with after the bombing?

3. What did Merry teach along with revolutionary ideas to Cuban refugees?

4. How many vows of renunciation does Merry say she has taken in the book?

5. How much money does Rita keep from Merry that was from Swede?

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