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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?
(a) Gentile.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Dark.
(d) Brooding.

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

4. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?
(a) Barry.
(b) Bucky.
(c) Ira.
(d) Bill.

5. What is Swede's younger brother's name?
(a) Bill.
(b) Jim.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Ira.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?

2. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?

3. What religion does Swede practice?

4. What is the narrator's name in the book?

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

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