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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Julie loses the game?
(a) She upsets the chess board and scatters the pieces.
(b) She throws her ping pong paddle at Neil and says she hates him.
(c) She starts laughing because she let Neil win.
(d) She takes the dart board off the wall.

2. What does Neil find in the basement?
(a) A storage room.
(b) A ping pong table with a broken leg.
(c) A refrigerator full of beer.
(d) A playroom and a bar.

3. Ironically, where is Mr. Patimkin's store that makes all the money for the family to live in Short Hills?
(a) In Brooklyn.
(b) On the waterfront.
(c) The African-American section of Newark.
(d) In the Bronx.

4. What does Neil take out of the refrigerator in the basement?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Beer.
(d) Sodas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a reminder of the Patimkin family's past life in Newark?

2. How does Brenda feel about her mother?

3. What does Brenda ask about his cousin, Doris?

4. What member of Neil's family does Brenda remember?

5. How do Neil and Brenda meet?

(see the answer key)

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