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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?
(a) His confidence.
(b) His manners.
(c) His athleticism.
(d) What he stands for.

3. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?
(a) Brain.
(b) Prostate.
(c) Lung.
(d) Liver.

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

5. Where is Nathan's friend Alan a superior court judge?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Swede grow up?

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

3. What does the narrator say the adolescents had respect for in regard to their parents in his neighborhood?

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

5. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?

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