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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the bombing done by the Weathermen with which Swede believes Merry to be involved?
(a) Soho.
(b) Newark.
(c) Portland.
(d) Greenwich Village.

2. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?
(a) Fat.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Mean.

3. What is the family's name that first hid Merry after the bombing?
(a) Umanoff.
(b) Salzmans.
(c) Zuckerman.
(d) Robinson.

4. Whom does Swede remember watching on TV and has an imaginary conversation with in Chapter 4?
(a) Joy Helpern.
(b) Dorothy Dwyer.
(c) Angela Davis.
(d) Rita Cohen.

5. What does Swede's daughter have to see a therapist for as a child?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Stuttering.
(c) Depression.
(d) Lisping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say that the Jews that were familiar with hardship did not want to waste?

3. How is Bill described when he talks with Swede's wife just after having sex with her?

4. What is the name of Merry's hometown?

5. What does Swede learn that Merry has become in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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