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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Rita keep from Merry that was from Swede?

2. Why did Swede knock Bill down in high school?

3. What does Swede describe Dawn and Bill as at the end of Chapter 8?

4. What movie do Lou and Swede discuss in Chapter 8?

5. What part of Rimrock does Swede live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bill Orcutt described in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Merry live as a Jain?

7. What does Jessie do to Lou at the end of the book?

8. How is Swede's conversation with Bill, Jessie, and Lou described in Chapter 9?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jerry and Swede. What is significant about the personality and moral differences in these two characters?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters Dawn and Merry. What does Dawn's insistence on making Merry her mirror image say about the struggles within these two characters

Essay Topic 3

Examine the character Dawn. In what way did Dawn create her own depression by placing the blame on Merry's indiscretions?

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