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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Neil evaluate Mr. Patimkin's intelligence?
(a) He is a near genius.
(b) He is just a shade above stupid.
(c) He is just average.
(d) He is not too smart.

2. When Neil wants to phone Brenda in Short Hills, New Jersey, where does he find the Short Hills phone directory?
(a) Out in the garage.
(b) Under a laundry basket.
(c) Holding up Anut Gladys' dresser.
(d) At the next door neighbor's house.

3. What does Brenda ask about his cousin, Doris?
(a) Where she is attending school.
(b) If she has a fiance.
(c) What she looks like.
(d) What sorority she is a member of.

4. What is the main difference between Neil and Brenda?
(a) Neil is well educated but Brenda is not.
(b) Both are Jewish but she is from the upper class.
(c) Neil is much older than Brenda.
(d) Neil is not Jewish but Brenda is.

5. What is strange about Brenda's feeling that Neil is pursuing her?
(a) She is the one who makes all the rules.
(b) She is the one who invited him to the Country Club.
(c) She keeps encouraging him.
(d) She is the one who initiates the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Neil and Brenda meet?

2. What invitation does Brenda extend to Neil?

3. What does Neil think that shows he is infatuated with Brenda?

4. What indicates that Brenda and her family are concerned with status and appearance?

5. What antic does Neil perform at the pool?

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