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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Chick he could only be a momma's boy or a daddy's boy, not both?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) Miss Thelma.
(c) His father, Len Benetto.
(d) His mother, Posey Benetto.

2. What does Rose say when Posey asks about her children?
(a) They never come to see her.
(b) They check on her once a week, like a chore.
(c) They come to see her daily.
(d) They are all doing well, but in distant cities.

3. What was it that Chick insists his father always had in mind?
(a) A list.
(b) A scheme to get rich.
(c) A plan.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?
(a) To kill himself.
(b) To speak to his daughter.
(c) To drink some more.
(d) To speak to his wife.

5. What does Chick learn about his mother on his fake business trip that makes him regret leaving?
(a) His mother fell and broke her hip.
(b) His mother has cancer.
(c) His mother was in a car accident.
(d) His mother had a heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Posey and Len fight about most often when Chick was a child?

2. Why can Posey not find another nursing job?

3. After a night in which Posey thought she heard an intruder in the night, why does Chick say he will be angry with his mother until he leaves that house?

4. How does Chick come to accept the events taking place after he jumped from the water tower?

5. What did Chick's mother often slip to Chick whenever she dropped him off somewhere?

(see the answer key)

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