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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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 does Marcia remark has changed since Lou's time in Chapter 8?

3. How does Bill take Swede's comment that Bill would be happy living in his house in Chapter 9?

4. What does Swede confront Sheila about in Chapter 9?

5. What does Swede learn that Merry has become in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marcia remark about regarding social conditions in Chapter 8?

2. What does Swede ponder about when thinking of Rita stealing his money?

3. What reason does Swede say is the only reason Dawn entered beauty pageants?

4. Why did Dawn choose to raise cattle according to the narrator?

5. What does Merry tell Swede she did while in Miami in Chapter 6?

6. How does Swede suggest that the Miss New Jersey pageant ruined Dawn?

7. How does Merry live as a Jain?

8. How is Swede's mother affected by Merry's disappearance in Chapter 7?

9. How is Bill Orcutt described in Chapter 7?

10. How does Swede describe Bill and Dawn in the end of Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character Lou Levov. What about Lou's upbringing influenced the way he raised his children and pushed his ideals on their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters Dawn and Merry. What does Dawn's insistence on making Merry her mirror image say about the struggles within these two characters

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of the structure of society in the book. What might the author be saying about social stereotypes based on his portrayal of Swede and his friends?

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