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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. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?
(a) Len Benetto.
(b) Chick Benetto.
(c) Posey Benetto.
(d) Marie Benetto.

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

3. What does Chick feel is unbalanced in the lists he made regarding his and his mother's love for one another?
(a) Chick feels he let both his parents down.
(b) Chick feels there is no unbalance.
(c) Chick feels his mother did not stand up enough for him.
(d) Chick feels he did not stand up enough for his mother.

4. The narrator says every family is a what?
(a) A joke.
(b) A romance.
(c) A ghost story.
(d) A drama.

5. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?
(a) New York, his daughter's home.
(b) Pepperville Beach, his hometown.
(c) Los Angeles, his sister's home.
(d) Boston, his wife's hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Posey ask Chick to put on his coat after he has finished eating?

2. What does the narrator see that draws her to the place where she will meet the main character of the novel?

3. What did the narrator later find that added to the narrator's information used to write this novel?

4. What meal that Posey makes does Len Benetto often complain she cannot make properly?

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

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