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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 old is Nathan as he prepares a speech for his high school reunion in the book?
(a) Sixty-five.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Sixty-two.

2. How many years had Swede's daughter been in hiding according to Jerry in Chapter 3?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

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

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

5. Who is the man that pays alimony for two marriages at Nathan's class reunion?
(a) Marvin Lieb.
(b) Ira Posner.
(c) Bill Orcutt.
(d) Shelly Salzman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mendy's last name in the book?

2. What is the narrator's profession?

3. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?

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

5. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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