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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 did a librarian tell Chick he could not read 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne?
(a) He was disrespectful to books.
(b) It was too hard for him.
(c) He did not have a library card.
(d) It was to easy for him.

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

3. Why did Chick and his sister have trouble accepting that their parents were going to get divorced?
(a) They often spoke of separation.
(b) They often fought.
(c) They often spent time apart.
(d) They always got back together.

4. Who told Chick Benetto she was sorry he did not get a chance to say good-bye before his mother died?
(a) His fourteen year old daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His ten year old son.

5. Where did Posey met Len Benetto?
(a) At church.
(b) At school.
(c) At Galveston beach.
(d) At Pepperville Lake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator claim they chose to write the novel in another person's voice?

3. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?

4. Why did Len Benetto often spend long chunks of time away from his family?

5. How did Len Benetto propose to Posey?

(see the answer key)

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