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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who laughs at the end of Chapter 9 after Jessie stabs Lou with a fork?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Rita.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Dawn.

2. What does Swede's brother refer to him as because he cannot take the brutality of the world?
(a) Heartless.
(b) A loser.
(c) Gentle giant.
(d) A bear.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say Swede's love for would disgust Merry?
(a) America.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Judaism.
(d) His work.

6. Who does Swede assume has already called the police about Merry in Chapter 9?
(a) Bucky.
(b) Mendy.
(c) Ira.
(d) Jerry.

7. What is the name of a Jewish man who praises Swede and pressures him to join a local Jewish organization?
(a) Lou.
(b) Bucky.
(c) Ira.
(d) Barry.

8. What does Swede believe he would do to Rita if necessary to get Merry back in Chapter 9?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Help her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Hurt her.

9. What is Merry able to explain Jainism to Swede without doing?
(a) Sneering.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Stuttering.

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

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

12. What does the narrator say Dawn did as a way to distance herself from the stigma of being a beauty queen?
(a) Raise cattle.
(b) Didn't work.
(c) Stayed at home.
(d) Dressed down.

13. What kind of condition had Dawn been suffering for five years after Merry's disappearance?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Suicidal depression.
(c) Psychosis
(d) Schizophrenia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Swede see having sex in the kitchen of his house at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What does Swede confront Sheila about in Chapter 9?

3. What does Swede feel he is in that is "carved out of time from which he would never be extricated"?

4. What word is used to describe Bill in addition to his feeling slightly superior?

5. Which of the following words was not used to describe Bill's wife?

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