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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Characteristic of Mrs. Patimkin gives evidence of her more humble beginnings?
(a) She wears bargain basement clothes.
(b) She does not like to throw anything away.
(c) She still does her own cooking and cleaning.
(d) She does not like to waste money.

2. What do Neil and Julie do in the playroom?
(a) Play chess.
(b) Watch television.
(c) Throw darts.
(d) Play ping pong.

3. Where do Neil and Brenda go after breakfast?
(a) They go to sporting goods store to buy Neil some sports outfits.
(b) They go run on the high school track.
(c) They go fishing in a lake nearby.
(d) They go shopping for a wedding gift.

4. How has Mrs. Patimkin reinvented herself?
(a) Her identity is based on her children's education.
(b) She has never forgotten her humble beginnings and remains simple and kind.
(c) Her identity is derived directly from her husband's wealth and upwards mobility and from being Brenda's mother.
(d) She has gone from former debutante to simple housewife.

5. What shows Brenda's competitive nature?
(a) Brenda is ahead five games to four.
(b) Brenda does not notice Neil until the game is over.
(c) Brenda makes sure the score of each game is written down.
(d) Brenda is arguing that her last shot was in bounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Neil going to the Patimkin's house that evening?

2. What do Aunt Gladys and Mrs. Patimkin have in common that is different from Neil?

3. In the basement, what is next to a photo of Brenda on a horse?

4. When Neil wants to phone Brenda in Short Hills, New Jersey, where does he find the Short Hills phone directory?

5. What effect does Mrs. Patimkin's nagging have on Brenda?

(see the answer key)

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