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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is Merry?
(a) Four feet nine inches.
(b) Just above five feet.
(c) Five feet five inches.
(d) Close to six feet.

2. What kind of monks does Merry watch on television as a child?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Korean.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Vietnamese.

3. Where would Dawn go to swim to get away from others?
(a) Cape May.
(b) Avon.
(c) Stone Harbor.
(d) Ocean City.

4. What city does Dawn go to for her facelift?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

5. Where does Rita first visit Swede in the book?
(a) His home.
(b) At his glove factory.
(c) A diner.
(d) A store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dance class does Merry take as a young girl?

2. Against what country did Swede join the marines for a final assault over in the book?

3. Whom does Jerry not say Swede had to live with that caused pressure on him when talking to Nathan at the class reunion?

4. What does Rita tell Swede that she needs to get of Merry's during their first meeting?

5. The narrator notes what about his neighborhood as a youth?

(see the answer key)

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