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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the dinner conversation is going on, what is Brenda doing?
(a) Brenda is eating a second dessert.
(b) Neil feels Brenda's fingers tease his calf.
(c) Brenda is talking on the phone.
(d) Brenda is drumming her nails on the table.

2. How do Neil and Brenda meet?
(a) He helps her find a book at the Newark Public Library.
(b) He meets her at a political rally in Newark.
(c) She asks him to hold her glasses while she dives into the pool at the Green Lane Country Club.
(d) They meet at a debutante ball where Neil is playing in the band.

3. What shows Brenda's competitive nature?
(a) Brenda is arguing that her last shot was in bounds.
(b) Brenda makes sure the score of each game is written down.
(c) Brenda is ahead five games to four.
(d) Brenda does not notice Neil until the game is over.

4. What is the area like in Short Hills?
(a) Mansions with valet service.
(b) Rows of highrise condos.
(c) Large houses with green lawns and water sprinklers.
(d) big houses people use only for the summer.

5. Who arrives at the pool and meets Neil?
(a) Brenda's mother.
(b) Brenda's brother, Ron.
(c) Brenda's ex-boyfriend.
(d) Several of Brenda's sorority sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brenda ask about his cousin, Doris?

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

3. What antic does Neil perform at the pool?

4. When the family goes outside, what are Mr. Patimkin and his 10-year-old daughter Julie doing?

5. How does Brenda feel about her mother?

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