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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that the Jews that were familiar with hardship did not want to waste?
(a) Friendships.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Opportunities.

2. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?
(a) Anything negative.
(b) Fear.
(c) Other people.
(d) Sadness.

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

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

5. What is the name of Swede's father?
(a) Ira.
(b) Lou.
(c) Jim.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?

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

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

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

5. Nathan's friend Alan is the son of what?

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