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

2. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?
(a) Newark Maid Leatherware.
(b) Levov Leatherware.
(c) The Car Store.
(d) Newark Clothing Inc.

3. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anything negative.
(c) Fear.
(d) Other people.

4. What is Swede's last name in the book?
(a) Levov.
(b) Umanoff.
(c) Orcutt.
(d) Salzman.

5. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?
(a) His odd legs.
(b) His goofy smile.
(c) His silly hair.
(d) His long arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before Nathan's class reunion did Swede die?

2. Where does Swede take his first wife to receive a facelift?

3. How old is Nathan as he prepares a speech for his high school reunion in the book?

4. Nathan's friend Alan is the son of what?

5. What does Swede's athletic performance help his community forget about?

(see the answer key)

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