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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Posey ask Chick to put on his coat after he has finished eating?
(a) She wants him to leave her alone.
(b) She is taking him to the hospital.
(c) She is sending him to the store.
(d) She has visits to make.

2. 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 did not want to.
(b) His father had an accident.
(c) His father was gone.
(d) His father was out of town.

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 he did not stand up enough for his mother.
(c) Chick feels his mother did not stand up enough for him.
(d) Chick feels there is no unbalance.

4. What does Rose say is the only part of her that is still young?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her hearing.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her heart.

5. What does Rose say when Posey asks about her children?
(a) They are all doing well, but in distant cities.
(b) They come to see her daily.
(c) They check on her once a week, like a chore.
(d) They never come to see her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chick find looking at him as he recovers from his jump in section 1?

2. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?

3. What news does Rose mention she hear on the radio shortly before Posey and Chick come to visit?

4. What does Miss Thelma say will be her legacy after she dies?

5. What musical object does Chick compare small towns to?

(see the answer key)

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