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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) Salzman.
(d) Levov.

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

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

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

5. What sport did the narrator play with Swede's younger brother?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Ping pong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the neighborhood in which Swede grew up?

3. What did Swede's grandfather manufacture?

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

5. What does the narrator meet with Swede to write about near the end of Chapter 1?

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