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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which did Chick chose to be as a small child, a daddy's boy or a momma's boy?
(a) Both.
(b) Neither.
(c) Daddy's boy.
(d) Momma's boy.

2. Why does Chick Benetto believe he was not invited to this family event?
(a) He does not get along with his extended family.
(b) His attitude made him unwelcome.
(c) He does not get along with his ex-wife.
(d) His drinking made him an embarrassment.

3. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?
(a) Blundering back to God.
(b) Life is a beach.
(c) Tiime will tell.
(d) Poor truant, passionate fool.

4. Why did a librarian tell Chick he could not read 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne?
(a) It was too hard for him.
(b) It was to easy for him.
(c) He did not have a library card.
(d) He was disrespectful to books.

5. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?
(a) The story is unusual.
(b) The narrator does not believe the story.
(c) The story is not true.
(d) The story revolves around the main characters one day visit with his dead mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of story does the narrator suggest this novel is?

2. What did Chick and his sister use to carve their initials into their mother's kitchen table?

3. What does Chick Benetto blame for the destruction of his marriage?

4. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?

5. How did Len Benetto propose to Posey?

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