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

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

3. How many times was Merry raped while moving around the country homeless?
(a) Twice.
(b) Four times.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

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

5. What does Marcia remark has changed since Lou's time in Chapter 8?
(a) Society.
(b) Law.
(c) Social conditions.
(d) The courts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Bill always challenged in Dawn?

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

3. What does the narrator say Dawn did as a way to distance herself from the stigma of being a beauty queen?

4. What word does Swede use to describe his father as a mix with antagonism?

5. How does Bill take Swede's comment that Bill would be happy living in his house in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Swede's phone call with Rita at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. How does Sheila explain her reason for taking Merry in, to Swede in Chapter 9?

3. What does Merry tell Swede she did while in Miami in Chapter 6?

4. How does Swede suggest that the Miss New Jersey pageant ruined Dawn?

5. What does Marcia remark about regarding social conditions in Chapter 8?

6. How does Marcia describe Dawn's beauty pageants?

7. Why did Dawn choose to raise cattle according to the narrator?

8. How are Merry's values as a Jain described in the book?

9. How does Swede compare his life to Johnny Appleseed?

10. How does Swede describe Barry Umanoff and Marcia Schwartz's marriage?

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