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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Pages 60 - 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days before Nathan's class reunion did Swede die?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

3. What is Swede's younger brother's name?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Ira.
(c) Jim.
(d) Bill.

4. What does the narrator say the adolescents had respect for in regard to their parents in his neighborhood?
(a) Their values.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Sexual freedom.
(d) Their productivity.

5. What is the narrator especially fascinated by in regard to his ability to remember his childhood?
(a) How long ago it was.
(b) The depth of detail.
(c) How much he misses it.
(d) How fond he is of the memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?

2. What does the narrator believe the tribute to Swede's father was a cover to hide?

3. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?

4. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?

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

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