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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the rule when Mr. Patimkin invites Neil to play basketball with him and Julie?
(a) When Julie has the ball, Mr. Patimkin is on her team.
(b) Julie must win the game.
(c) Neil must remove his shirt.
(d) Everyone must play hard to win.
2. How is Neil's behavior the morning after his dinner with the Patimkin family?
(a) He notices things outside the library but he is daydreaming about Brenda.
(b) He is absent minded and forgets to lock his car.
(c) He slouches on the library steps and waits for it to open.
(d) He is grumpy and does not want to go to work.
3. Where is the house of Neil Klugman's aunt and uncle where he lives?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Jersey City.
(c) Lower Manhattan.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.
4. What promotion has more or less been promised to Neil?
(a) He is scheduled to become the assistant librarian.
(b) He is supposed to be put in charge of the Reference Room, which is a currently a vacant position.
(c) He has been promised a transfer to the Short Hills brance.
(d) He has been selected to become education division supervisor.
5. How has Mrs. Patimkin reinvented herself?
(a) Her identity is derived directly from her husband's wealth and upwards mobility and from being Brenda's mother.
(b) She has gone from former debutante to simple housewife.
(c) She has never forgotten her humble beginnings and remains simple and kind.
(d) Her identity is based on her children's education.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Brenda feel about her mother?
2. What is the small boy who was outside growling at the lions asking for when he says he wants to see heart books?
3. Ironically, where is Mr. Patimkin's store that makes all the money for the family to live in Short Hills?
4. How is Brenda dressed for dinner?
5. What does Brenda ask about his cousin, Doris?
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