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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 came to Chick's defense when the librarian refused to allow him to check out the book he wanted?
(a) His mother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His friend.
(d) His father.

2. Who does Chick find looking at him as he recovers from his jump in section 1?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His daughter.

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 he did not stand up enough for his mother.
(d) Chick feels his mother did not stand up enough for him.

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

5. What did Len hope his son would do as an adult?
(a) Become a dentist.
(b) Make the major leagues.
(c) Take over his liquor stores.
(d) Become a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chick say his hometown is called Pepperville Beach?

2. Why did Chick and his sister have trouble accepting that their parents were going to get divorced?

3. What sport does the narrator claim the main character once played?

4. What one word was the only one Chick could manage to say when his mother, who had been dead eight years, entered the kitchen in Section 2: Part 2?

5. What question does the narrator pose at the end of the Introduction?

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