3. What kind of diary does Rita later make Swede give to her for Merry in Chapter 4?
(a) A stuttering diary.
(b) Her Audrey Hepburn scrapbook.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Money.

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

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

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

7. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?
(a) Lung.
(b) Brain.
(c) Prostate.
(d) Liver.

8. Where is Nathan's friend Alan a superior court judge?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Michigan.

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

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

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

12. How many years does Swede become preoccupied with "a gruesome inner life" concerning Merry in Chapter 4?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

13. What does Swede's athletic performance help his community forget about?
(a) The war.
(b) Their debt.
(c) Death.
(d) The plague.

14. What does the narrator say Swede is untouched by after their first meeting to write a piece for Swede?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anything negative.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Other people.

15. What is the name of Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at his reunion?
(a) Vicky.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Joy.
(d) Dawn.