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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the recipient of a 14-year-old girl's kidney at Nathan's class reunion?
(a) Julius Pincus.
(b) Marvin Lieb.
(c) Jerry Levov.
(d) Jim Dwyer.

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

4. What does Swede's athletic performance help his community forget about?
(a) Their debt.
(b) The plague.
(c) Death.
(d) The war.

5. What did Swede's grandfather manufacture?
(a) Mufflers.
(b) Ladies' glove.
(c) Coats.
(d) Cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Swede's father?

2. Where does the narrator say Mendy now live as a restaurant owner?

3. What is the narrator especially fascinated by in regard to his ability to remember his childhood?

4. What does the narrator say that the Jews that were familiar with hardship did not want to waste?

5. What is Swede's younger brother's name?

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