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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Nathan graduate from high school?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1945.

2. What did Swede's grandfather manufacture?
(a) Mufflers.
(b) Cars.
(c) Coats.
(d) Ladies' glove.

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

4. What is the narrator especially fascinated by in regard to his ability to remember his childhood?
(a) How much he misses it.
(b) How fond he is of the memories.
(c) How long ago it was.
(d) The depth of detail.

5. Who is the man that pays alimony for two marriages at Nathan's class reunion?
(a) Ira Posner.
(b) Shelly Salzman.
(c) Marvin Lieb.
(d) Bill Orcutt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Swede's father?

2. What nickname does Swede call the narrator as a young boy?

3. What is Swede's younger brother's name?

4. Which of the following words does the narrator not use to describe the post-war energy of his neighborhood in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the recipient of a 14-year-old girl's kidney at Nathan's class reunion?

(see the answer key)

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