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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. What is the family's name that first hid Merry after the bombing?

2. Who influenced Merry's thinking about woman revolutionaries and their need to sacrifice?

3. Who does Swede assume has already called the police about Merry in Chapter 9?

4. To whom does Lou send copies of letters that he wrote to President Johnson?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Swede describe the time during the riots with his employee Vicky?

2. What did Dr. Salzman counsel the Levovs about?

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

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

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

6. What does Swede witness when he walks in on Dawn and Bill in his kitchen during the dinner party?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of the Jewish neighborhood in the book. What importance did this culture have in Nathan and Swede's upbringing and future?

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