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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What invitation does Brenda extend to Neil?
(a) An invitation to play tennis.
(b) An invitation to the opera.
(c) An invitation to a picnic.
(d) An invitation to dinner.

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

3. When does Neil call Brenda for the second time?
(a) Just before midnight.
(b) After the ten o'clock news.
(c) The next day.
(d) When Uncle Max gets home from work.

4. What happens in the TV room later that night after Brenda returns?
(a) They make love on the sofa.
(b) Brenda teases Neil by exposing her breasts.
(c) Neil proposes marriage.
(d) They hold hands and drink wine.

5. Who is playing tennis with Brenda when Neill walks up?
(a) Brenda is playing with her brother, Ron.
(b) Brenda is playing with her father.
(c) He finds Brenda playing against Laura Simpson Stolowitch.
(d) He finds her playing with her tennis coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Neil make to Brenda about her mother.

2. Where is the house of Neil Klugman's aunt and uncle where he lives?

3. How is dinner different at the Patimkin's house from the dinner at Aunt Gladys' house?

4. What is the main difference between Neil and Brenda?

5. What question is raised in the reader's mind about Brenda?

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