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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator believe the tribute to Swede's father was a cover to hide?
(a) The pain associated with his daughter.
(b) His depression.
(c) His missing his wife.
(d) His cancer.

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

3. Where is the bombing done by the Weathermen with which Swede believes Merry to be involved?
(a) Soho.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Newark.
(d) Portland.

4. What religion does Swede practice?
(a) Presbyterianism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Catholicism.

5. What does Merry become temporarily interested in as a child that is associated with her grandmother?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Baptism.
(c) Presbyterianism.
(d) Catholicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are both Swede and Merry described as being when they are returning from a seaside cottage in Chapter 3?

2. How is Rita's hair described in the book?

3. How are Swede's features described in Chapter 1?

4. What age is Merry when she and Swede are at a seaside cottage in the book?

5. How many days before Nathan's class reunion did Swede die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Rita's first visit to the glove factory described?

2. What is Nathan fascinated with in regard to his childhood culture?

3. Describe Nathan's interaction with his old girlfriend Joy at his class reunion.

4. How does the narrator describe Swede's tribute to his father?

5. How does the narrator say Swede's grandfather became a glove manufacturer?

6. What happens when Merry asks Swede if he would kiss her as he did her mother when she was a young child?

7. What does one doctor say about Merry's stuttering in regard to her perfectionist family?

8. How are Merry's physical attributes described as she grows up?

9. How does Swede describe glove making to the narrator in Chapter 1?

10. What does Rita tell Swede that Merry says about him and her mother?

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