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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. Where does Rita tell Swede that Merry is working in Chapter 5?
(a) Boston.
(b) Newark.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Manhattan.

2. Whose meetings were described as the American Pastoral par excellence?
(a) Bill and Swede.
(b) Lou and Dawn's father.
(c) Marcia and Dawn.
(d) Dawn and Swede.

3. What does Lou do to Swede for hanging onto the factory in Newark?
(a) Shames him.
(b) Encourages him.
(c) Helps him.
(d) Criticizes him.

4. What did Dawn not have when dealing with peoples' reactions to her beauty?
(a) Patience.
(b) A sense of humor.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Calmness.

5. What is the name of a Jewish man who praises Swede and pressures him to join a local Jewish organization?
(a) Lou.
(b) Barry.
(c) Ira.
(d) Bucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the Orcutts and other couples over at Swede's home in Chapter 7?

2. Since what occurrence does the narrator say Dawn hasn't been motivated to do anything in regard to Merry?

3. What did Dr. Salzman counsel the Levovs about?

4. What does Swede know that Dawn must put on after the stain of Merry's bomb?

5. Against what country did Swede join the marines for a final assault over in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Swede witness when he walks in on Dawn and Bill in his kitchen during the dinner party?

2. How are Lou's feelings towards the Nixon administration described in the book?

3. What does Jessie do to Lou at the end of the book?

4. How does Swede describe Barry Umanoff and Marcia Schwartz's marriage?

5. What does Marcia remark about regarding social conditions in Chapter 8?

6. What does Swede ponder about when thinking of Rita stealing his money?

7. How does Swede describe Bill and Dawn in the end of Chapter 8?

8. How does Marcia describe Dawn's beauty pageants?

9. What does Swede realize regarding Merry's mental health in Chapter 5?

10. How is Bill Orcutt described in Chapter 7?

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