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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Rimrock does Swede live in?
(a) Old Rimrock.
(b) East Rimrock.
(c) West Rimrock.
(d) New Rimrock.

2. Who does Lou write letters to complaining about the president in Chapter 7?
(a) The governors.
(b) The mayors.
(c) The committee members.
(d) The cabinet members.

3. What does the person Swede calls after he has seen Merry in Chapter 6 tell him to do in regard to Merry?
(a) Go back and get her.
(b) Turn her over to the FBI.
(c) Forget her.
(d) Send her to a psychiatrist.

4. What has Dawn made after going through the emotional devastation of losing Merry according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) No effort.
(b) Great strides.
(c) No progress.
(d) Little steps.

5. Who does Swede see pretending to listen closely in Chapter 9?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Merry.

6. Since what occurrence does the narrator say Dawn hasn't been motivated to do anything in regard to Merry?
(a) Her pageant days.
(b) The bombing.
(c) Her parents' death.
(d) Merry's disappearance.

7. What city does Dawn go to for her facelift?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Geneva.

8. What is the name of Dawn's doctor who gave her the facelift?
(a) Dr. LaPlante.
(b) Dr. Salzman.
(c) Dr. Levov.
(d) Dr. Posner.

9. What word does Swede use to describe his father as a mix with antagonism?
(a) Shame.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Pain.
(d) Compassion.

10. Who does the narrator say is the one who helped Merry become herself?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Joy.

11. What does Merry have a veil made of when Swede finds her in Chapter 5?
(a) Lace.
(b) Nylon stocking.
(c) Paper.
(d) Plastic.

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

13. Who is the name of the person at the gas station that the narrator remembers the day the war ended?
(a) Bill.
(b) Ira.
(c) Bucky.
(d) Mac.

14. What kind of people does Swede believe Merry could have fallen in with to explain her life?
(a) Mean ones.
(b) Foolish ones.
(c) Wrong ones.
(d) Bad ones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the architect building Dawn and Swede's new home?

2. What does Lou do to Swede for hanging onto the factory in Newark?

3. What is the family's name that first hid Merry after the bombing?

4. What does Swede remember his mother's face not showing so much of in Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of Barry's militant non-conformist wife?

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