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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Neil and Brenda meet?
(a) He meets her at a political rally in Newark.
(b) They meet at a debutante ball where Neil is playing in the band.
(c) She asks him to hold her glasses while she dives into the pool at the Green Lane Country Club.
(d) He helps her find a book at the Newark Public Library.

2. What is Mrs. Patimkin doing while she is in the kitchen with Carlotta and Neil?
(a) She is making cake decorations.
(b) She is working on a Hadassah project.
(c) She is giving them orders for what to do today.
(d) She is making lists of things to do.

3. Where are the Patimkin's going while Neil babysits?
(a) To the Museum of Modern Art.
(b) To a reception for the mayor of New York.
(c) To attend a lecture.
(d) To take Ron to the airport.

4. What is the main difference between Neil and Brenda?
(a) Neil is not Jewish but Brenda is.
(b) Neil is well educated but Brenda is not.
(c) Both are Jewish but she is from the upper class.
(d) Neil is much older than Brenda.

5. What indicates that Brenda and her family are concerned with status and appearance?
(a) She has had a nose job and her brother is about to do it, too.
(b) She asks Neil why he doesn't buy a Mercedes.
(c) She talks about her trips to Paris.
(d) She keeps telling Neil how expenisve everything is in her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Brenda make of Neil in the store room?

2. What indicates that Brenda does not particularly like Harriet?

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

4. What antic does Neil perform at the pool?

5. Where are all the other family members the morning Brenda is making breakfast for Neil?

(see the answer key)

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