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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chick Benetto once wish his mother would leave him alone?
(a) She was smothering him.
(b) She was rude and unkind.
(c) She was full of too much bad advice.
(d) She was too critical.

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

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

4. What does Chick Benetto receive that informs him of this family event he missed?
(a) A delayed invitation.
(b) A letter.
(c) A newspaper announcement.
(d) Wedding photos.

5. Where does the narrator claim to have found the main character of this novel one Saturday morning?
(a) Walking beside the river.
(b) Mowing the lawn of his mother's house.
(c) On the railing of a water tower.
(d) In the bleachers of a Little League baseball field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?

2. Who supposedly played in the World Series?

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

4. Why does the narrator claim they chose to write the novel in another person's voice?

5. What does the narrator claim to have spent part of her career doing?

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