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American Pastoral Quiz

Philip Roth
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American Pastoral Quiz

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1)

What kind of dance class does Merry take as a young girl? (from Chapter 3, Pages 89 - 113)

Jazz.
Ballroom.
Tap.
Ballet.
2)

What does Swede believe he would do to Rita if necessary to get Merry back in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

Help her.
Kill her.
Hurt her.
Marry her.
3)

What is Rita's last name in the book? (from Chapter 4)

Cohen.
Dwyer.
Davis.
Salzman.
4)

What is the name of the family that Merry says she stays with when visiting New York in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3, Pages 89 - 113)

Levov.
Helpern.
Orcutt.
Umanoff.
5)

What does Rita say Swede has to do for her if he wants to see Merry in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

Buy her a house.
Travel with her.
Have sex with her.
Give her money.
6)

Where would Dawn go to swim to get away from others? (from Chapter 5)

Cape May.
Avon.
Stone Harbor.
Ocean City.
7)

How does Bill take Swede's comment that Bill would be happy living in his house in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

As a mistake.
As hatefulness.
As a joke.
As a slip of the tongue.
8)

Where was the trip to that Dawn and Swede took that Dawn discusses at the dinner party in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

Madrid.
Barcelona.
Paris.
Rome.
9)

What kind of business of Dawn's had Swede sold a year after Merry's disappearance? (from Chapter 5)

Clothing store.
Jewelry store.
A deli.
Cattle ranch.
10)

Where does Rita first visit Swede in the book? (from Chapter 4)

A store.
A diner.
At his glove factory.
His home.
11)

Why are the Orcutts and other couples over at Swede's home in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

A Christmas party.
Thanksgiving.
A funeral.
For dinner.
12)

Against what country did Swede join the marines for a final assault over in the book? (from Chapter 5)

Japan.
North Vietnam.
North Korea.
Germany.
13)

How does the narrator say Dawn feels toward Merry? (from Chapter 4)

She loves her.
She hates her.
She misses her.
She pities her.
14)

What does Swede decide that Sheila is rather than omniscient? (from Chapter 8)

Cold.
Kind.
Mean.
Hateful.
15)

What is the name of Merry's hometown? (from Chapter 3, Pages 89 - 113)

Providence.
Newark.
Boston.
Rimrock.
16)

What word does Swede use to describe his father as a mix with antagonism? (from Chapter 7)

Compassion.
Shame.
Hatred.
Pain.
17)

What does Marcia remark has changed since Lou's time in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

Social conditions.
The courts.
Society.
Law.
18)

In what state did Merry set off her second bomb? (from Chapter 6)

Arizona.
Colorado.
Oregon.
California.
19)

What does Swede decide about the person that calls him that causes him to hang up on that person in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

That he's done trying.
That she doesn't exist.
That he's tired of it.
That she has no power.
20)

Whose meetings were described as the American Pastoral par excellence? (from Chapter 9)

Bill and Swede.
Lou and Dawn's father.
Dawn and Swede.
Marcia and Dawn.
21)

What is the name of Dawn's doctor who gave her the facelift? (from Chapter 5)

Dr. Posner.
Dr. Levov.
Dr. Salzman.
Dr. LaPlante.
22)

What does Swede's brother refer to him as because he cannot take the brutality of the world? (from Chapter 6)

Gentle giant.
A loser.
Heartless.
A bear.
23)

Who is the name of the person at the gas station that the narrator remembers the day the war ended? (from Chapter 5)

Bucky.
Bill.
Mac.
Ira.
24)

Whom is Lou ashamed of because this person keeps getting divorced? (from Chapter 7)

Swede.
Ira.
Jerry.
Nathan.
25)

What does Merry stop doing as a teen in regards to hygiene? (from Chapter 3, Pages 89 - 113)

Brushing her teeth.
Taking a bath.
Washing her hair.
Changing her clothes.
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