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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. Whom does Swede fail to call after Rita threatens him?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The local police.
(c) The IRS.
(d) The FBI.
2. What is Swede's younger brother's name?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Bill.
(d) Ira.
3. What is the narrator's name in the book?
(a) Bill Orcutt.
(b) Nathan Zuckerman.
(c) Jerry Levov.
(d) Swede Levov.
4. What did Swede's grandfather manufacture?
(a) Ladies' glove.
(b) Cars.
(c) Mufflers.
(d) Coats.
5. Where does Merry meet political people and take on a secret life as a teenager?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?
2. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?
3. What age is Merry when she and Swede are at a seaside cottage in the book?
4. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?
5. How many years had Swede's daughter been in hiding according to Jerry in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Merry's physical attributes described as she grows up?
2. What does Nathan decide he will do to complete his story on Swede in Chapter 3?
3. How does the narrator describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?
4. What does Swede remember about when Merry watched monks on TV?
5. What is Nathan fascinated with in regard to his childhood culture?
6. What does Jerry tell Nathan that his brother Swede had in spite of being a big success in Chapter 3?
7. How does the narrator describe the lack of a generation gap in his neighborhood?
8. How is Jerry described at the beginning of Chapter 3?
9. What does Nathan reminisce about regarding his high school memories while preparing a speech for his reunion?
10. What happens when Merry asks Swede if he would kiss her as he did her mother when she was a young child?
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