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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Ironically, where is Mr. Patimkin's store that makes all the money for the family to live in Short Hills?
2. What does Neil notice about Mr. Patimkin?
3. What was Mrs. Patimkin's connection to sports when she was younger?
4. What happens when Julie loses the game?
5. When Neill finally stops at Brenda's house, where does he find her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Neil tell Brenda about his family?
2. What does the basement reveal about he Patimkin family?
3. Why is Neil not conscious of class distinctions?
4. Describe the action between Neil and Brenda on the second day at the pool.
5. Describe the young African-American boy Neil encounters in front of the library.
6. How does the reader get introduced to ten-year-old Julie Patimkin?
7. Relate what happens when Neil finds a refrigerator in the other part of the basement.
8. What evidence is there that Brenda is driven by appearances?
9. Explain the social and economic difference between Brenda and Neil.
10. How does Neil see Mr. Patimkin when he meets him at dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How well do you think Roth depicts Mrs. Patimkin? Is she three dimensional in the book? Why is her first name never mentioned?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss in several paragraphs the head librarian's bigotry toward the African-American boy both in terms of racial bigotry and the attitude that boys are all inclined to lewd behavior.
Essay Topic 3
There is a belief that people say what they really think when they are drunk. It is possible that drunk, Mr. Patimkin could accept Neil because he also came from the same Newark background. But sober, he had to agree with his wife that Neil was beneath Brenda. Write a paper on whether you agree that people are more truthful under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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