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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Neil's behavior the morning after his dinner with the Patimkin family?
(a) He is absent minded and forgets to lock his car.
(b) He notices things outside the library but he is daydreaming about Brenda.
(c) He slouches on the library steps and waits for it to open.
(d) He is grumpy and does not want to go to work.

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

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

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

5. What do the twenty-three bottles of Jack Daniels suggest to Neil?
(a) That Mr. Patimkin is a man who entertains his friends.
(b) That they keep the liquour out of sight to guests.
(c) That Mrs. Patimkin is a lush.
(d) That Mr. Patimkin owns stock in the Jack Daniels company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What member of Neil's family does Brenda remember?

2. Why does Brenda chastise Neil after he returns home and calls her?

3. What does Neil take out of the refrigerator in the basement?

4. While Neil and the boy are looking at the art book, what is Neil seeing?

5. Ironically, where is Mr. Patimkin's store that makes all the money for the family to live in Short Hills?

(see the answer key)

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