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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Merry is Swede more patient and accepting of than her mother is?
(a) Her depression.
(b) Her lisping.
(c) Her shyness.
(d) Her stuttering.

2. What is the narrator's name in the book?
(a) Swede Levov.
(b) Nathan Zuckerman.
(c) Bill Orcutt.
(d) Jerry Levov.

3. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?
(a) Being ignored.
(b) Demanding attention.
(c) Being listened to.
(d) Having his way.

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

5. What does Merry become temporarily interested in as a child that is associated with her grandmother?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Presbyterianism.
(d) Baptism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at his reunion?

2. What sport did the narrator play with Swede's younger brother?

3. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?

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

5. In what state did Merry set off her second bomb?

(see the answer key)

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