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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Mean son.
(b) Unsatisfiable wife.
(c) Monster daughter.
(d) Unsatisfiable father.

2. What does Swede explain everything about to Rita when they first meet?
(a) Children.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Merry.
(d) Glove making.

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

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) Happiness.
(c) Faith.
(d) Closure.

5. What does the narrator believe the tribute to Swede's father was a cover to hide?
(a) His depression.
(b) The pain associated with his daughter.
(c) His cancer.
(d) His missing his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What about Merry is Swede more patient and accepting of than her mother is?

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

4. What word is used to describe Bill in addition to his feeling slightly superior?

5. What is Swede's younger brother's name?

(see the answer key)

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