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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator especially fascinated by in regard to his ability to remember his childhood?
(a) The depth of detail.
(b) How fond he is of the memories.
(c) How long ago it was.
(d) How much he misses it.

2. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1950.

3. What is Swede's younger brother's name?
(a) Ira.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Jim.
(d) Bill.

4. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?
(a) Confident.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Modest.
(d) Deferential.

5. What celebrity does Merry become obsessed with as a child?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Greta Garbo.
(c) Eva Gabor.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of Merry's doctors suggest it is easier for her to do than to face the high pressure of perfection?

2. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?

3. Swede's healthy self-image changes so that he senses his life is what in Chapter 3?

4. What does the narrator say Mendy is now obsessed with?

5. Where does Swede take his first wife to receive a facelift?

(see the answer key)

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