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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rita first visit Swede in the book?
(a) A diner.
(b) A store.
(c) His home.
(d) At his glove factory.

2. Whom does Swede remember watching on TV and has an imaginary conversation with in Chapter 4?
(a) Dorothy Dwyer.
(b) Angela Davis.
(c) Rita Cohen.
(d) Joy Helpern.

3. Whom does the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school say his life was changed by?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Bill.
(c) Swede.
(d) Nathan's father.

4. What kind of monks does Merry watch on television as a child?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Vietnamese.

5. What is the name of the family that Merry says she stays with when visiting New York in Chapter 3?
(a) Helpern.
(b) Umanoff.
(c) Orcutt.
(d) Levov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the recipient of a 14-year-old girl's kidney at Nathan's class reunion?

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

3. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?

4. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?

5. How many years does Swede become preoccupied with "a gruesome inner life" concerning Merry in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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