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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Neil think about as he drives into the area of the business?
(a) He wonders if Brenda ever worked there.
(b) He wonders if Uncle Max is in the area.
(c) Neil wonders if he will see the kid from the library.
(d) He wonders if the Patimkins tell their friends where the business is.

2. What is Aunt Gladys' question when Neil calls to tell her he will be gone another week?
(a) She asks if he is getting too good to stay with her.
(b) She wants to know if he has clean underwear.
(c) She asks him is he is sleeping with Brenda.
(d) She asks him if she needs to send him anything.

3. Where does Neil find Mr. Patimkin's business?
(a) Not far from Aunt Gladys' house.
(b) In a shopping mall.
(c) In an upscale business district.
(d) Patimkin Kitchen and Bathroom Sinks is in the middle of Newark's African-American section.

4. What is strange about Brenda's feeling that Neil is pursuing her?
(a) She is the one who initiates the play.
(b) She keeps encouraging him.
(c) She is the one who invited him to the Country Club.
(d) She is the one who makes all the rules.

5. What do Aunt Gladys and Mrs. Patimkin have in common that is different from Neil?
(a) The women are not religious but Neil is.
(b) The women are very class and money conscious but Neil is not.
(c) The women are not patriotic but Neil is.
(d) The women know their family roots but Neil does not.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Mrs. Patimkin reinvented herself?

2. When Neil says the Patimkins do not live over their store, what does Aunt Gladys say?

3. What was Mrs. Patimkin's connection to sports when she was younger?

4. When the subject of contraception becomes an argument, how does Brenda react?

5. What shows Brenda's independence at the Country Club pool?

(see the answer key)

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