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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Pages 60 - 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?
(a) Newark Maid Leatherware.
(b) The Car Store.
(c) Newark Clothing Inc.
(d) Levov Leatherware.

2. In what state did Swede grow up?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. What does Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at the reunion tell him she regrets never letting him do?
(a) Touch her breasts.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Hugg her.
(d) Marry her.

4. What does Jerry say Swede lacked and is what killed him when talking with Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Street smarts.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Rage.

5. What does Swede's daughter do to the local post office and general store as a radical stunt?
(a) Bulldozes it.
(b) Robs it.
(c) Sets it on fire.
(d) Bombs it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before Nathan's class reunion did Swede die?

2. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?

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

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