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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Neil call Brenda for the second time?
(a) After the ten o'clock news.
(b) Just before midnight.
(c) When Uncle Max gets home from work.
(d) The next day.

2. Why does Neil say he lives with his aunt and uncle?
(a) Because his parents demand that he do that.
(b) Because their apartment is near his work.
(c) Because his salary is too low to afford his own place.
(d) Because he does not have to pay rent.

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

4. How does Brenda feel about her mother?
(a) She thinks her mother hates her and is jealous of her.
(b) She thinks her mother is the world's greatest.
(c) She thinks her mother is uneducated.
(d) She thinks her mother stays at home too much.

5. Why does the boy not want to check out the Gauguin book after Neil promises to help him?
(a) He fears it will get damaged in his house.
(b) He doesn't want the other boys to see what he is reading.
(c) He fears he might lose it and he cannot pay to replace it.
(d) He thinks it's too heavy to carry to his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aunt Gladys want Neil to leave the Patimkin's telephone number?

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

3. What is Aunt Gladys' personal charity?

4. What is the irony of the Patimkins' snobbery at Neil's living in Newark?

5. How do Neil and Brenda meet?

(see the answer key)

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