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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Swede's father?
(a) Ira.
(b) Jim.
(c) Lou.
(d) Bill.

2. Where is the bombing done by the Weathermen with which Swede believes Merry to be involved?
(a) Soho.
(b) Portland.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Newark.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say that the Jews that were familiar with hardship did not want to waste?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Opportunities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first war Merry become militant about?

2. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?

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

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

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

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