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

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

3. What does Chick stop at a convenience store to buy in Section 1?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Soda pop.

4. Why does Chick claim he did not check on the driver of the truck involved in his accident?
(a) He did not have the courage.
(b) He did not want to be arrested for drunk driving.
(c) He could see the driver was already out of the car and calling the police.
(d) He could see the driver was fine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Posey ask Chick that causes him to insist that her being in the kitchen eight years after her death is impossible?

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

3. How did Roberta hide the carvings she and Chick made in their mother's kitchen table when their mother returned from work?

4. Why did Chick Benetto once wish his mother would leave him alone?

5. What one thing did Chick notice his parents did together that seemed to make them both happy?

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