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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. Who was a great friend with Dawn's father before he passed away?
(a) Swede.
(b) Bill.
(c) Lou.
(d) Nathan.

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

3. What is Bill Orcutt's wife's name?
(a) Joy.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Jessie.

4. Why did Swede knock Bill down in high school?
(a) For making Dawn feel looked down upon.
(b) For insulting him.
(c) For being mean.
(d) For being a bully.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marcia compare Dawn's beauty pageant to in Chapter 8?

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

4. How long did Swede have an affair with Sheila Salzman?

5. How is Bill described when he talks with Swede's wife just after having sex with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Swede's mother affected by Merry's disappearance in Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Swede realize regarding Merry's mental health in Chapter 5?

4. What is the nature of Swede's memory of knocking Bill out on the football field?

5. How does Merry live as a Jain?

6. What does Lou say he is ashamed of Jerry for in Chapter 7?

7. What is the nature of Lou's discussion regarding the downfall of Newark in Chapter 8?

8. What does Swede ponder about when thinking of Rita stealing his money?

9. What reason does Swede say is the only reason Dawn entered beauty pageants?

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

(see the answer keys)

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