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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. Why does Chick's mother tell him she will have to take him to his ball game in Section 2: Part 1?
(a) His father was out of town.
(b) His father was gone.
(c) His father did not want to.
(d) His father had an accident.

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

3. What does Chick find in the refrigerator of his mother's long empty house?
(a) Stolen computer parts.
(b) A rat.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Food.

4. What song does Chick recall that his mother liked when he was a child?
(a) This Could Be the Start of Something Big.
(b) Puppy Love.
(c) Paper Roses.
(d) Are You Lonesome Tonight?

5. Why does Chick say his hometown is called Pepperville Beach?
(a) It is a play on words regarding a nearby business.
(b) Someone dreamed of creating a beach there, but never got around to it.
(c) It is a joke among the locals.
(d) Some entrepreneur brought sand to the area to create a beach at the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices the narrator in the Introduction as the narrator watches the action going on?

2. What did Chick's mother often slip to Chick whenever she dropped him off somewhere?

3. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?

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

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

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