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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 does the narrator say the adolescents had respect for in regard to their parents in his neighborhood?
(a) Their values.
(b) Sexual freedom.
(c) Their productivity.
(d) Intellect.

2. What does the narrator tell Jerry that the nostalgia of the reunion is least likely to present to explain why he came?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Closure.
(c) Faith.
(d) Any surprises.

3. What does Swede's daughter have to see a therapist for as a child?
(a) Stuttering.
(b) Depression.
(c) Lisping.
(d) Anxiety.

4. Where did Swede's father open a second location of his store after the depression?
(a) Canada.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Puerto Rico.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What military force does Swede join as a teenager?

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

3. What is Swede's last name in the book?

4. What is the name of Swede's father?

5. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?

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