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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What celebrity does Merry become obsessed with as a child?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Greta Garbo.
(d) Eva Gabor.

2. What does Jerry tell Nathan that Swede fought to keep in Chapter 3?
(a) His group together.
(b) His sanity.
(c) His family.
(d) His money.

3. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Forward looking.

4. What did the narrator keep on his bedroom wall to keep track of the war?
(a) A flag.
(b) A wartime list.
(c) A poster.
(d) A map.

5. What does Swede's brother refer to him as because he cannot take the brutality of the world?
(a) Heartless.
(b) Gentle giant.
(c) A loser.
(d) A bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Jerry that the nostalgia of the reunion is least likely to present to explain why he came?

2. What does Swede feel he is in that is "carved out of time from which he would never be extricated"?

3. What is the name of the black worker at Swede's factory that stays with him during the riots?

4. What religion does Swede practice?

5. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?

(see the answer key)

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