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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Julie sees Neil get something from the refrigerator, what does she say?
(a) The cherries are not washed.
(b) She is going to tell her mother that Neil was drinking beer.
(c) She says the chocolates are for her mother.
(d) She says that Neil is like a street person.

2. How does Ron show off his athletic ability?
(a) He does trick dives off the high board.
(b) He does pushups and situps on the side of the pool.
(c) He organizes a game of water polo.
(d) He repeatedly swims the length of the pool.

3. What does Neil notice about Mr. Patimkin?
(a) That he tends to dominate the conversation.
(b) That he is short and has nothing to say.
(c) That he eats very little.
(d) That he reminds Neil of his own father.

4. Ironically, where is Mr. Patimkin's store that makes all the money for the family to live in Short Hills?
(a) The African-American section of Newark.
(b) In Brooklyn.
(c) In the Bronx.
(d) On the waterfront.

5. In the basement, what is next to a photo of Brenda on a horse?
(a) A blank board for mounting Julie's ribbons if she ever wins any.
(b) A photo of Mrs. Patimkin when she was a champion tennis player.
(c) A painting of Ron when he was in high school.
(d) A board with all of her ribbons she won for doing something on a horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Neil finds the boy later, what is he doing?

4. What do the twenty-three bottles of Jack Daniels suggest to Neil?

5. Why is Neil less class conscious than Brenda's family?

(see the answer key)

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