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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merry stop doing as a teen in regards to hygiene?
(a) Changing her clothes.
(b) Brushing her teeth.
(c) Washing her hair.
(d) Taking a bath.

2. How does the narrator say Dawn feels toward Merry?
(a) She loves her.
(b) She pities her.
(c) She hates her.
(d) She misses her.

3. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?
(a) Being listened to.
(b) Having his way.
(c) Demanding attention.
(d) Being ignored.

4. What has Dawn made after going through the emotional devastation of losing Merry according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) Great strides.
(b) No progress.
(c) Little steps.
(d) No effort.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lou do to Swede for hanging onto the factory in Newark?

2. What does the narrator say that adolescents sought more of compared to the adults in his neighborhood?

3. What does Swede's brother refer to him as because he cannot take the brutality of the world?

4. What is the name of a Jewish man who praises Swede and pressures him to join a local Jewish organization?

5. What nickname does Swede call the narrator as a young boy?

(see the answer key)

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