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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. Why did the doctor who delivered Chick tell Posey she had to deliver by dinner time?
(a) His wife was making fish sticks.
(b) He did not want her to go hungry.
(c) It cost extra if he had to work through dinner.
(d) He had another patient scheduled for surgery.

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

3. How many visits does Posey tell Chick she must make that day?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Who dresses up as Santa on the first Christmas after Len Benetto left his family?
(a) Posey.
(b) Posey's boyfriend.
(c) Chick.
(d) Miss Thelma.

5. Who suddenly shows up at one of Chick's college baseball games, causing him to fight back emotion?
(a) His father.
(b) Miss Thelma.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chick and his sister use to carve their initials into their mother's kitchen table?

2. Why does Chick recall that his mother barked at a neighborhood dog?

3. What voice does Chick hear as he goes to answer the door in his mother's house after their visit to Rose?

4. How does Chick react to the announcement that he was a blessing his mother had waited a long time to receive?

5. Why does Chick admit he continued to play baseball all through his childhood?

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