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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brenda feel about her mother?
(a) She thinks her mother hates her and is jealous of her.
(b) She thinks her mother is the world's greatest.
(c) She thinks her mother stays at home too much.
(d) She thinks her mother is uneducated.

2. What Characteristic of Mrs. Patimkin gives evidence of her more humble beginnings?
(a) She does not like to throw anything away.
(b) She does not like to waste money.
(c) She wears bargain basement clothes.
(d) She still does her own cooking and cleaning.

3. Why do Brenda and Harriet go alone to New York?
(a) Dress shopping for the wedding and right after the wedding.
(b) To look at silverware paterns.
(c) To hire a band for the wedding.
(d) To order the wedding cake.

4. What are some of the things they do together that summer?
(a) Go to Coney Island, drive to Atlantic City, visit Brenda's relatives.
(b) Go to motels, see plays in New York, read books.
(c) Play ping pong, visit museums, take long walks in Central Park.
(d) Drive into the mountains, go out to eat, watch Ron play basketball.

5. What is the irony of the Patimkins' snobbery at Neil's living in Newark?
(a) They used to live in Newark before Mr. Patimkin became wealthy.
(b) Mrs. Patimkin refuses to admit she was born there.
(c) Mr. Patimkin is a large donor to the library where Neil works.
(d) They also have a house in Newark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Neil want to discuss with Brenda?

2. How does Neil react to Brenda's invitation to spend a week at her house?

3. How often is Neil seeing Brenda now?

4. How does Brenda change the subject and get Neil to stop playing?

5. What was Mrs. Patimkin's connection to sports when she was younger?

(see the answer key)

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