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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does the narrator regret telling he/she currently work as?
(a) The narrator is a lawyer.
(b) The narrator is a writer.
(c) The narrator is a doctor.
(d) The narrator is a professional ball player.

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

3. How late for work was Chick on the Monday morning after receiving the evidence of the family event he missed?
(a) One hour.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Two hours.

4. What does the main character think the narrator wants to know about him?
(a) Why his mother died.
(b) Why he drank and drove.
(c) Why he left his familiy.
(d) Why he attempted suicide.

5. What does the narrator claim to have spent part of her career doing?
(a) Writing mysteries.
(b) Writing ghost stories.
(c) Writing about sports.
(d) Writing romances.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chick notice his car ran into and is now stopped underneath?

3. Who supposedly played in the World Series?

4. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?

5. What does Chick Benetto blame for the destruction of his marriage?

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