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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man that tells Nathan he wrote a paper for him in school at his class reunion?
(a) Ira.
(b) Bill.
(c) Bucky.
(d) Barry.

2. What does the narrator say the adolescents had respect for in regard to their parents in his neighborhood?
(a) Their productivity.
(b) Their values.
(c) Sexual freedom.
(d) Intellect.

3. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?
(a) Dark.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Brooding.
(d) Gentile.

4. 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) Vibrant.
(c) Forward looking.
(d) Optimistic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the store Swede's father opened after the depression?

2. What did Swede's grandfather manufacture?

3. What does the narrator meet with Swede to write about near the end of Chapter 1?

4. What is Mendy's last name in the book?

5. How old is Nathan as he prepares a speech for his high school reunion in the book?

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