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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What discussion do Mrs. Patimkin and Neil get into?
(a) Whether he is an orthodox or conservative Jew.
(b) Whether he had a bar mizpha.
(c) Whether he attends a temple.
(d) Whether he is Jewish or Christian.

2. What are some of the things they do together that summer?
(a) Drive into the mountains, go out to eat, watch Ron play basketball.
(b) Go to motels, see plays in New York, read books.
(c) Go to Coney Island, drive to Atlantic City, visit Brenda's relatives.
(d) Play ping pong, visit museums, take long walks in Central Park.

3. Where is the house of Neil Klugman's aunt and uncle where he lives?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Lower Manhattan.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) Jersey City.

4. Where does Neil finally find Brenda?
(a) He finds her asleep in his car.
(b) He finds her having an argument with her mother.
(c) Neil finds Brenda asleep on a couch in the lobby at four o'clock.
(d) He finds her under the table where the wedding cake was.

5. What is the irony of the Patimkins' snobbery at Neil's living in Newark?
(a) They also have a house in Newark.
(b) Mrs. Patimkin refuses to admit she was born there.
(c) They used to live in Newark before Mr. Patimkin became wealthy.
(d) Mr. Patimkin is a large donor to the library where Neil works.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the pool, what juvenile prank does Neil attempt?

2. What does Brenda bring along the next time they go to the track?

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

4. What happens with Brenda's father at the reception?

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

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