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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What voice does Chick hear as he goes to answer the door in his mother's house after their visit to Rose?
(a) An old friend from his childhood.
(b) A ghost calling to his mother.
(c) A bill collector at the door.
(d) A man claiming to be a police officer.

2. Why did Miss Thelma call Chick chickadoodle-do?
(a) He had a stutter that made he talk strangely.
(b) He often screamed for people from the backyard.
(c) He looked like a rooster.
(d) He often walked all over people.

3. What does Posey do with this food?
(a) She throws it out.
(b) She serves it for dinner.
(c) She eats it herself.
(d) She gives it to a poor neighbor.

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

5. Who does Chick call after sneaking out of work in Section 1?
(a) His father, Len.
(b) His ex-wife, Catherine.
(c) His mother, Posey.
(d) His daughter, Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Posey say when Chick tells her she died?

2. What does Chick notice as he, his mother, and Miss Thelma drive through town?

3. Why does Chick refuse to give up baseball even after his father has left the family?

4. What song does Chick recall that his mother liked when he was a child?

5. What does Posey remind Chick to do as he eats?

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