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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Swede take a phone call from at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Russia.
(c) Belarus.
(d) Poland.

2. How much money does Rita keep from Merry that was from Swede?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

3. Where does Swede recall knocking Bill flat when they were in high school?
(a) The football field.
(b) The basketball court.
(c) The hockey rink.
(d) The gym.

4. Who influenced Merry's thinking about woman revolutionaries and their need to sacrifice?
(a) Angela Davis.
(b) Mother Theresa.
(c) Frantz Fanon.
(d) Gandhi.

5. What is the name of Merry's speech therapist she stayed with after the bombing?
(a) Sheila Salzman.
(b) Meredith Levov.
(c) Marcia Umanoff.
(d) Joy Helpern.

6. Whose widow came to see Swede and was kind and forgiving in Chapter 5?
(a) Dr. Dwyer's.
(b) Dr. Conlon's.
(c) Dr. Posner's.
(d) Dr. LaPlante's.

7. What does Lou do to Swede for hanging onto the factory in Newark?
(a) Encourages him.
(b) Criticizes him.
(c) Shames him.
(d) Helps him.

8. What did Dr. Salzman counsel the Levovs about?
(a) Dawn's facelift.
(b) Their marriage.
(c) Merry's disappearance.
(d) Their home.

9. What proceedings are Swede's parents watching on TV in Chapter 7?
(a) The Johnson inauguration.
(b) Watergate.
(c) The Kennedy inauguration.
(d) The Bay of Pigs.

10. Who let Merry stay with them in New York after the bombing?
(a) The Umanoffs.
(b) The Dwyers.
(c) The Salzmans.
(d) The Gurliks.

11. How is Bill described when he talks with Swede's wife just after having sex with her?
(a) Careful.
(b) Loud.
(c) Unblushing.
(d) Quiet.

12. What is the name of Barry's militant non-conformist wife?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Marcia.

13. Where was the trip to that Dawn and Swede took that Dawn discusses at the dinner party in Chapter 9?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

14. What does Marcia compare Dawn's beauty pageant to in Chapter 8?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Genius.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Pornography.

15. What does Merry admit to Swede that she is not compassionate enough to quit eating but will eventually in Chapter 6?
(a) Meat.
(b) Fish.
(c) Plant life.
(d) Dairy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who laughs at the end of Chapter 9 after Jessie stabs Lou with a fork?

2. Against what country did Swede join the marines for a final assault over in the book?

3. What does Dawn blame along with Swede for her poor condition after Merry's disappearance?

4. Who was a great friend with Dawn's father before he passed away?

5. In what state did Merry set off her second bomb?

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