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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people does Swede believe Merry could have fallen in with to explain her life?
(a) Bad ones.
(b) Foolish ones.
(c) Mean ones.
(d) Wrong ones.

2. What does the narrator meet with Swede to write about near the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A tribute to his father.
(b) An obituary.
(c) A profile on him.
(d) A story on his daughter Merry.

3. What does Lou do to Swede for hanging onto the factory in Newark?
(a) Criticizes him.
(b) Encourages him.
(c) Helps him.
(d) Shames him.

4. What word is used to describe Bill in addition to his feeling slightly superior?
(a) Rude.
(b) Vain.
(c) Shameful.
(d) Egotistical.

5. What is the name of the architect building Dawn and Swede's new home?
(a) Mendy Gurlik.
(b) Bill Orcutt.
(c) Ira Posner.
(d) Shelly Salzman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against what country did Swede join the marines for a final assault over in the book?

2. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?

3. What did Lou often blame for Merry's bad behavior in addition to her mother?

4. What is Merry able to explain Jainism to Swede without doing?

5. Who let Merry stay with them in New York after the bombing?

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