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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait is given to Dawn when she is first described in Chapter 4?
(a) Vain.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Mean.
(d) Rude.

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

3. What religion does Swede practice?
(a) Presbyterianism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Buddhism.

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

5. What is Rita's last name in the book?
(a) Davis.
(b) Dwyer.
(c) Salzman.
(d) Cohen.

6. What kind of world does the narrator note that Swede has naturally incorporated himself into?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Wasp.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Poor.

7. What nickname does Swede call the narrator as a young boy?
(a) Skip.
(b) Shira.
(c) Bucky.
(d) Shelly.

8. What does Merry stop doing as a teen in regards to hygiene?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Washing her hair.
(c) Brushing her teeth.
(d) Changing her clothes.

9. What are both Swede and Merry described as being when they are returning from a seaside cottage in Chapter 3?
(a) Bored.
(b) Sun-drunk.
(c) Distracted.
(d) Refreshed.

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

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

12. The narrator notes what about his neighborhood as a youth?
(a) That the parents allowed the children to do as they wished.
(b) They all lived in a fine manner.
(c) The close familiarity of the families.
(d) That everyone minded his own business.

13. What kind of monks does Merry watch on television as a child?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Korean.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Vietnamese.

14. What is the name of Swede's father?
(a) Ira.
(b) Bill.
(c) Jim.
(d) Lou.

15. Where does the narrator say Mendy now live as a restaurant owner?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Swede become preoccupied with "a gruesome inner life" concerning Merry in Chapter 4?

2. What is the narrator's profession?

3. What is the name of the family that Merry says she stays with when visiting New York in Chapter 3?

4. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?

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

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