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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. Where does the narrator say Mendy now live as a restaurant owner?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

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

3. What nickname does Swede call the narrator as a young boy?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Bucky.
(c) Skip.
(d) Shira.

4. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?
(a) Being listened to.
(b) Demanding attention.
(c) Having his way.
(d) Being ignored.

5. What does the narrator say that adolescents sought more of compared to the adults in his neighborhood?
(a) Sexual freedom.
(b) Better education.
(c) Drive faster.
(d) Higher ideals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?

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

3. What does Swede's daughter have to see a therapist for as a child?

4. Who is the man that pays alimony for two marriages at Nathan's class reunion?

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

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