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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Neil feel lonely at the Patimkin house?
(a) Neil is beginning to feel out of his class.
(b) Brenda only sees him when he comes to her room at night.
(c) Brenda has gone with the family to pick up Harriet at the airport.
(d) No one will talk to him.

2. Besides attending Rutgers, what had Neil been doing in recent years?
(a) He was in the Peace Corps.
(b) He had studied in France.
(c) He had been drifting around the country.
(d) He was in the army.

3. What does Brenda allow Neil to do as they play in the pool?
(a) Touch her breasts.
(b) Kiss her feet.
(c) Hold her close under the water.
(d) Put suntan lotion on her body.

4. How is Brenda dressed for dinner?
(a) Brenda is dressed in designer slacks and blouse.
(b) Brenda wears shorts and white polo shirt.
(c) Brenda wears a cocktail dress.
(d) Brenda has on jeans and one of Ron's shirts.

5. What does Aunt Gladys say she and Max were able to do because they lived over their store?
(a) Be their own security guards.
(b) Get to work on time.
(c) Invest in the stock market.
(d) Put Neil's cousin Susan through college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impresses Aunt Gladys about Neil's description of the Patimkin house?

2. What does Neil want to discuss with Brenda?

3. Why does Neil tell Aunt Gladys he is going to the Patimkin's house for a week?

4. Why does the boy not want to check out the Gauguin book after Neil promises to help him?

5. When the subject of contraception becomes an argument, how does Brenda react?

(see the answer key)

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