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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merry meet political people and take on a secret life as a teenager?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.

2. How is Rita's hair described in the book?
(a) Straight.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Stringy.
(d) Bushy.

3. What does Merry become temporarily interested in as a child that is associated with her grandmother?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Presbyterianism.

4. What kind of dance class does Merry take as a young girl?
(a) Ballet.
(b) Ballroom.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Tap.

5. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?
(a) Modest.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Deferential.
(d) Confident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Swede's healthy self-image changes so that he senses his life is what in Chapter 3?

2. What does the narrator say Dawn did as a way to distance herself from the stigma of being a beauty queen?

3. What kind of diary does Rita later make Swede give to her for Merry in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the architect building Dawn and Swede's new home?

5. What is the profession of the man who was killed in a bomb Merry set off in her hometown?

(see the answer key)

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