View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Pages 89 - 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mendy's last name in the book?
(a) Gurlik.
(b) Orcutt.
(c) Dwyer.
(d) Levov.

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

3. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?
(a) His long arms.
(b) His odd legs.
(c) His silly hair.
(d) His goofy smile.

4. What does Jerry tell Nathan that Swede fought to keep in Chapter 3?
(a) His family.
(b) His group together.
(c) His money.
(d) His sanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What celebrity does Merry become obsessed with as a child?

2. What does Swede's daughter do to the local post office and general store as a radical stunt?

3. What is Swede's daughter's name?

4. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 180 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample