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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1945.

2. What about Merry is Swede more patient and accepting of than her mother is?
(a) Her depression.
(b) Her lisping.
(c) Her shyness.
(d) Her stuttering.

3. Where is the bombing done by the Weathermen with which Swede believes Merry to be involved?
(a) Soho.
(b) Newark.
(c) Portland.
(d) Greenwich Village.

4. The narrator notes what about his neighborhood as a youth?
(a) The close familiarity of the families.
(b) They all lived in a fine manner.
(c) That everyone minded his own business.
(d) That the parents allowed the children to do as they wished.

5. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?
(a) Liver.
(b) Brain.
(c) Lung.
(d) Prostate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rita first visit Swede in the book?

2. What is the name of the family that Merry says she stays with when visiting New York in Chapter 3?

3. How many years had Swede's daughter been in hiding according to Jerry in Chapter 3?

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

5. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?

(see the answer key)

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