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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brenda reply to her mother's suggestion that she go to work?
(a) She has no job skills thanks to her mother's demands.
(b) They could live off the income from their stocks alone.
(c) She tells her mother if she wants more income for the family, she shoud go to work herself.
(d) Maybe she will work in McDonald's and tell everyone of Mrs. Patimkin's social friends.

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

3. What antic does Neil perform at the pool?
(a) He swims thirty laps without stopping.
(b) He does handstands on the diving board.
(c) Neil dives in and surfaces like a dolphin beside Brenda, sliding her legs on his.
(d) He hides Brenda's glasses.

4. Where do Neil and Brenda go after breakfast?
(a) They go to sporting goods store to buy Neil some sports outfits.
(b) They go shopping for a wedding gift.
(c) They go fishing in a lake nearby.
(d) They go run on the high school track.

5. What biased reaction does the head librarian have about the boy's wanting to look at art?
(a) That an African-American boy could not possibly have an interest in fine art.
(b) That the boy is sneaking around to find where the money is.
(c) That the boy is uneducated and has no business in a library.
(d) That he either wants to steal the books or to look at nude pictures and touch himself inappropriately.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who arrives at the pool and meets Neil?

4. What near mishap occurs with Ron one morning?

5. What invitation does Brenda extend to Neil?

(see the answer key)

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