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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far had Merry had been working from Swede's glove factory when Rita contacts him in Chapter 5?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) One hour.

2. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?
(a) Bill.
(b) Ira.
(c) Barry.
(d) Bucky.

3. Where does the narrator say Mendy now live as a restaurant owner?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

4. What is the name of Merry's hometown?
(a) Boston.
(b) Providence.
(c) Newark.
(d) Rimrock.

5. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) Fat.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Mean.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the adolescents had respect for in regard to their parents in his neighborhood?

2. What kind of monks does Merry watch on television as a child?

3. What did Dawn not have when dealing with peoples' reactions to her beauty?

4. Who is the name of the person at the gas station that the narrator remembers the day the war ended?

5. What age is Merry when she and Swede are at a seaside cottage in the book?

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