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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator claim they chose to write the novel in another person's voice?
(a) To make it more suspenseful.
(b) To make it more romantic.
(c) To make it more believable.
(d) To add to the mystery.

2. What did Posey want Chick to do as an adult?
(a) To be well educated.
(b) To be a priest.
(c) To take over his father's liquor stores.
(d) To be a ball player.

3. How late for work was Chick on the Monday morning after receiving the evidence of the family event he missed?
(a) One hour.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Three hours.

4. Where did Posey met Len Benetto?
(a) At Pepperville Lake.
(b) At church.
(c) At school.
(d) At Galveston beach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?

2. The narrator says every family is a what?

3. Why does Chick's mother tell him she will have to take him to his ball game in Section 2: Part 1?

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

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

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