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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Pages 60 - 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Swede's last name in the book?
(a) Salzman.
(b) Umanoff.
(c) Orcutt.
(d) Levov.

2. What is the name of Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at his reunion?
(a) Joy.
(b) Vicky.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Sylvia.

3. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Forward looking.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Vibrant.

4. What does the narrator tell Jerry that the nostalgia of the reunion is least likely to present to explain why he came?
(a) Closure.
(b) Any surprises.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Faith.

5. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A pharmacist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Swede's daughter's name?

2. What does the narrator say had not changed about Jerry besides his silly gait?

3. Where does Swede take his first wife to receive a facelift?

4. What kind of cancer did Nathan suffer from?

5. What does Nathan's old girlfriend that he runs into at the reunion tell him she regrets never letting him do?

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