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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the trip to that Dawn and Swede took that Dawn discusses at the dinner party in Chapter 9?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Barcelona.

2. What is Swede's entire community in love with in regard to him?
(a) His manners.
(b) His confidence.
(c) What he stands for.
(d) His athleticism.

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

4. What does Swede's daughter have to see a therapist for as a child?
(a) Depression.
(b) Stuttering.
(c) Lisping.
(d) Anxiety.

5. What does the narrator suggest Swede's manner in kissing Merry when returning from the seaside cottage did to her?
(a) Ruined her.
(b) Killed her.
(c) Saddened her.
(d) Harmed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many vows of renunciation does Merry say she has taken in the book?

2. Besides being self-absorbed, what other word is used to describe Swede's daughter in Chapter 3?

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

4. Which of the following things does the narrator not say Swede's athletic talent obligated him to be?

5. Where does Swede realize Dawn and Bill will live at the end of Chapter 8?

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