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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Jerry that the nostalgia of the reunion is least likely to present to explain why he came?
(a) Closure.
(b) Any surprises.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Faith.

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

3. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?
(a) His confidence.
(b) What he stands for.
(c) His manners.
(d) His athleticism.

4. 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) Unsatisfiable father.
(c) Mean son.
(d) Unsatisfiable wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Nathan's friend Alan is the son of what?

2. In what state did Swede grow up?

3. How many years had Swede's daughter been in hiding according to Jerry in Chapter 3?

4. Where does Merry meet political people and take on a secret life as a teenager?

5. What is the name of the black worker at Swede's factory that stays with him during the riots?

(see the answer key)

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