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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait is given to Dawn when she is first described in Chapter 4?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Mean.
(c) Rude.
(d) Vain.

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

3. What kind of world does the narrator note that Swede has naturally incorporated himself into?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Wasp.
(d) Poor.

4. What is Mendy's last name in the book?
(a) Levov.
(b) Dwyer.
(c) Orcutt.
(d) Gurlik.

5. What religion does Swede practice?
(a) Presbyterianism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the family's name that first hid Merry after the bombing?

2. Whom does Swede decide to call at the end of Chapter 6 to talk about Merry?

3. Where did Swede's father open a second location of his store after the depression?

4. What are both Swede and Merry described as being when they are returning from a seaside cottage in Chapter 3?

5. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?

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