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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Swede's daughter have to see a therapist for as a child?
(a) Lisping.
(b) Depression.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Stuttering.

2. Where does Rita first visit Swede in the book?
(a) At his glove factory.
(b) A store.
(c) A diner.
(d) His home.

3. What is the narrator especially fascinated by in regard to his ability to remember his childhood?
(a) The depth of detail.
(b) How much he misses it.
(c) How long ago it was.
(d) How fond he is of the memories.

4. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?
(a) Newark Maid Leatherware.
(b) The Car Store.
(c) Newark Clothing Inc.
(d) Levov Leatherware.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?

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

3. What celebrity does Merry become obsessed with as a child?

4. What is the narrator's profession?

5. Where does the narrator say Mendy now live as a restaurant owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the description of Newark Maid Leatherware?

2. Describe Nathan's interaction with his old girlfriend Joy at his class reunion.

3. How does the narrator say Swede's grandfather became a glove manufacturer?

4. What does Nathan say his working from home saves him from when talking with Jerry at the class reunion?

5. What does the narrator say about the neighborhood's reason for idolizing Swede?

6. What does Nathan decide he will do to complete his story on Swede in Chapter 3?

7. What does Swede remember about when Merry watched monks on TV?

8. What is the nature of Nathan's reminiscence about "The Kid from Tomkinsville"?

9. What reason does Nathan give Jerry for coming to the reunion?

10. How does Swede describe glove making to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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