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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. To whom does Lou send copies of letters that he wrote to President Johnson?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Swede.
(d) Merry.
2. Who laughs at the end of Chapter 9 after Jessie stabs Lou with a fork?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Rita.
(d) Marcia.
3. What word is used to describe Bill in addition to his feeling slightly superior?
(a) Rude.
(b) Egotistical.
(c) Vain.
(d) Shameful.
4. What is the name of Barry's militant non-conformist wife?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Sylvia.
5. What does Marcia remark has changed since Lou's time in Chapter 8?
(a) The courts.
(b) Society.
(c) Social conditions.
(d) Law.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say Swede's love for would disgust Merry?
2. What proceedings are Swede's parents watching on TV in Chapter 7?
3. What does Lou do to Swede for hanging onto the factory in Newark?
4. Whom is Lou ashamed of because this person keeps getting divorced?
5. What does Swede's brother refer to him as because he cannot take the brutality of the world?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Lou's feelings towards the Nixon administration described in the book?
2. How is Swede's conversation with Bill, Jessie, and Lou described in Chapter 9?
3. What does Marcia remark about regarding social conditions in Chapter 8?
4. What is the nature of Lou's discussion regarding the downfall of Newark in Chapter 8?
5. How does Swede describe the time during the riots with his employee Vicky?
6. What is the nature of Swede's memory of knocking Bill out on the football field?
7. What is the nature of Swede's phone call with Rita at the beginning of Chapter 9?
8. What is the nature of the letter Swede receives from Rita at the beginning of Chapter 5?
9. How does Swede describe Bill and Dawn in the end of Chapter 8?
10. How is Swede's time as a marine described in Chapter 5?
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