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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Swede's daughter do to the local post office and general store as a radical stunt?
(a) Bulldozes it.
(b) Sets it on fire.
(c) Robs it.
(d) Bombs it.

2. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1935.

3. What is the name of the neighborhood in which Swede grew up?
(a) Winnipeg.
(b) Bayonne.
(c) Weequahic.
(d) Passaic.

4. How is Rita's hair described in the book?
(a) Stringy.
(b) Straight.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Bushy.

5. What does the narrator say that adolescents sought more of compared to the adults in his neighborhood?
(a) Sexual freedom.
(b) Drive faster.
(c) Higher ideals.
(d) Better education.

6. What military force does Swede join as a teenager?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Navy.

7. Who is the recipient of a 14-year-old girl's kidney at Nathan's class reunion?
(a) Jim Dwyer.
(b) Jerry Levov.
(c) Marvin Lieb.
(d) Julius Pincus.

8. What does the narrator say Jerry is accustomed to being in Chapter 3?
(a) Having his way.
(b) Being ignored.
(c) Demanding attention.
(d) Being listened to.

9. What did Swede's grandfather manufacture?
(a) Ladies' glove.
(b) Cars.
(c) Coats.
(d) Mufflers.

10. What does one of Merry's doctors suggest it is easier for her to do than to face the high pressure of perfection?
(a) Hide.
(b) Stutter.
(c) Lisp.
(d) Cry.

11. In what state did Swede grow up?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

12. 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) Optimistic.
(d) Nervous.

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

14. What is Swede's younger brother's name?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jim.
(c) Bill.
(d) Ira.

15. What is the name of the black worker at Swede's factory that stays with him during the riots?
(a) Vicky.
(b) Merry.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at the reunion tell him she regrets never letting him do?

2. What is the narrator's name in the book?

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

4. What does the narrator suggest Swede's manner in kissing Merry when returning from the seaside cottage did to her?

5. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?

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