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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?
(a) Levov Leatherware.
(b) Newark Maid Leatherware.
(c) Newark Clothing Inc.
(d) The Car Store.

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

7. Where does Rita first visit Swede in the book?
(a) A store.
(b) At his glove factory.
(c) A diner.
(d) His home.

8. What does Jerry say Swede lacked and is what killed him when talking with Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Rage.
(b) Street smarts.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Common sense.

9. What does Jerry tell Nathan that Swede fought to keep in Chapter 3?
(a) His sanity.
(b) His family.
(c) His group together.
(d) His money.

10. What is the name of Merry's hometown?
(a) Providence.
(b) Newark.
(c) Rimrock.
(d) Boston.

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

12. What does the narrator say that the Jews that were familiar with hardship did not want to waste?
(a) Money.
(b) Friendships.
(c) Opportunities.
(d) Food.

13. How tall is Merry?
(a) Close to six feet.
(b) Five feet five inches.
(c) Just above five feet.
(d) Four feet nine inches.

14. What age is Merry when she and Swede are at a seaside cottage in the book?
(a) Nine.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fifteen.

15. Swede's healthy self-image changes so that he senses his life is what in Chapter 3?
(a) Out of control.
(b) In control.
(c) Happy.
(d) Damaged.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of dance class does Merry take as a young girl?

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

5. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?

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