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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Vibrant.
(c) Forward looking.
(d) Optimistic.

2. Where does Merry meet political people and take on a secret life as a teenager?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. What does the narrator believe the tribute to Swede's father was a cover to hide?
(a) His depression.
(b) His missing his wife.
(c) His cancer.
(d) The pain associated with his daughter.

4. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?
(a) Monster daughter.
(b) Mean son.
(c) Unsatisfiable father.
(d) Unsatisfiable wife.

5. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?
(a) What he stands for.
(b) His athleticism.
(c) His confidence.
(d) His manners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that pays alimony for two marriages at Nathan's class reunion?

2. What age is Merry when she and Swede are at a seaside cottage in the book?

3. What religion does Swede practice?

4. How does the narrator say Dawn feels toward Merry?

5. What is Swede's last name in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nathan's interaction with his old girlfriend Joy at his class reunion.

2. What does Nathan reminisce about regarding his high school memories while preparing a speech for his reunion?

3. What does one doctor say about Merry's stuttering in regard to her perfectionist family?

4. What does Nathan say his working from home saves him from when talking with Jerry at the class reunion?

5. How is Merry's bombing in her hometown at the end of Chapter 3 described?

6. What does Jerry tell Nathan that his brother Swede had in spite of being a big success in Chapter 3?

7. What happens when Merry asks Swede if he would kiss her as he did her mother when she was a young child?

8. What is the nature of Nathan's reminiscence about "The Kid from Tomkinsville"?

9. How does the narrator describe Swede and Merry at a seaside cottage and their return from it?

10. How does the narrator say Swede's grandfather became a glove manufacturer?

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