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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Neil's major in Rutgers?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Library science.
(d) Philosophy.

2. When Neil does not answer when Brenda asks if he loves her, what does Brenda say?
(a) She says she knows he does.
(b) She says she will sleep with him anyway.
(c) She asks if the cat had gotten his tongue.
(d) She says for him to leave until he makes up his mind.

3. What request does Brenda make to her father?
(a) If he will help her get rid of Neil.
(b) If he will buy her a new convertible.
(c) If he will offer Neil a job in his store.
(d) If she can invite Neil to spend a week in their house before summer ends.

4. What shows Neil's eagerness to see Brenda?
(a) He reads up on the lives of the rich and famous.
(b) He keeps looking at his watch.
(c) He arrives early in Short Hills.
(d) He changes his clothes seven times.

5. What does Brenda allow Neil to do as they play in the pool?
(a) Put suntan lotion on her body.
(b) Hold her close under the water.
(c) Kiss her feet.
(d) Touch her breasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Neil and Julie do in the playroom?

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

3. What is the main topic of conversation when the family does speak?

4. Besides attending Rutgers, what had Neil been doing in recent years?

5. What impresses Aunt Gladys about Neil's description of the Patimkin house?

(see the answer key)

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