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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?
(a) Prostate.
(b) Lung.
(c) Liver.
(d) Brain.

2. How much money does Rita keep from Merry that was from Swede?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $5,000.

3. What are both Swede and Merry described as being when they are returning from a seaside cottage in Chapter 3?
(a) Sun-drunk.
(b) Refreshed.
(c) Bored.
(d) Distracted.

4. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?
(a) Brooding.
(b) Dark.
(c) Gentile.
(d) Ugly.

5. What does the narrator say Mendy is now obsessed with?
(a) Food.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Sex.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at the reunion tell him she regrets never letting him do?

2. What is the name of the family that Merry says she stays with when visiting New York in Chapter 3?

3. What nickname does Swede call the narrator as a young boy?

4. What does Merry have a veil made of when Swede finds her in Chapter 5?

5. What does Swede's brother refer to him as because he cannot take the brutality of the world?

(see the answer key)

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