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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Monster daughter.
(b) Mean son.
(c) Unsatisfiable father.
(d) Unsatisfiable wife.

2. What does Swede's athletic performance help his community forget about?
(a) The plague.
(b) Their debt.
(c) The war.
(d) Death.

3. How does the narrator say Dawn feels toward Merry?
(a) She misses her.
(b) She pities her.
(c) She hates her.
(d) She loves her.

4. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) Mean.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Fat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's profession?

2. How old is Nathan as he prepares a speech for his high school reunion in the book?

3. What kind of world does the narrator note that Swede has naturally incorporated himself into?

4. How tall is Merry?

5. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?

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