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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Mendy is now obsessed with?
(a) Food.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sex.
(d) Money.

2. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) A pharmacist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A writer.
(d) A teacher.

3. What does Jerry say Swede lacked and is what killed him when talking with Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Street smarts.
(d) Rage.

4. What trait is given to Dawn when she is first described in Chapter 4?
(a) Vain.
(b) Rude.
(c) Mean.
(d) Hateful.

5. What is the name of the black worker at Swede's factory that stays with him during the riots?
(a) Joy.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Merry.
(d) Vicky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Jerry that the nostalgia of the reunion is least likely to present to explain why he came?

2. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?

3. Against what country did Swede join the marines for a final assault over in the book?

4. How many years does Swede become preoccupied with "a gruesome inner life" concerning Merry in Chapter 4?

5. What is Rita's last name in the book?

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