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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chick notice his car ran into and is now stopped underneath?
(a) A billboard for a new breakfast cereal.
(b) A school bus.
(c) A billboard for a Chevrolet dealership.
(d) A truck.

2. What profession does the narrator regret telling he/she currently work as?
(a) The narrator is a doctor.
(b) The narrator is a writer.
(c) The narrator is a professional ball player.
(d) The narrator is a lawyer.

3. What family event was Chick Benetto not invited to?
(a) His mother's funeral.
(b) His daughter's wedding.
(c) His father's funeral.
(d) His sister's wedding.

4. Who notices the narrator in the Introduction as the narrator watches the action going on?
(a) An old man visiting his wife's grave.
(b) A kid building a sand castle.
(c) A kid pitching a ball.
(d) An old man mowing the grass.

5. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?
(a) He is hung over and depressed.
(b) He is unable to concentrate.
(c) He is called away by a family emergency.
(d) He is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?

2. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?

3. Who supposedly played in the World Series?

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

5. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?

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