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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?
(a) Forward looking.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Optimistic.

2. Whom does the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school say his life was changed by?
(a) Swede.
(b) Nathan's father.
(c) Bill.
(d) Nathan.

3. What does Merry admit to Swede that she is not compassionate enough to quit eating but will eventually in Chapter 6?
(a) Fish.
(b) Meat.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Plant life.

4. How many vows of renunciation does Merry say she has taken in the book?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

5. Who calls Swede at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Rita.
(c) Joy.
(d) Marcia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Swede recall knocking Bill flat when they were in high school?

2. What proceedings are Swede's parents watching on TV in Chapter 7?

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

4. Why did Swede knock Bill down in high school?

5. What military force does Swede join as a teenager?

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