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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of story does the narrator suggest this novel is?
(a) A ghost story.
(b) A family drama.
(c) A mystery.
(d) A romance.

2. In section 1, from what object does Chick decide to jump?
(a) A diving board.
(b) A water tower.
(c) A private balcony.
(d) A shopping mall.

3. What question does the narrator pose at the end of the Introduction?
(a) What if you got one day with a lost love.
(b) What if you got one day to repair all your mistakes.
(c) What if you got one day back with a dead loved one.
(d) What if you got one day to be whoever you want.

4. Why does Chick claim he did not check on the driver of the truck involved in his accident?
(a) He did not want to be arrested for drunk driving.
(b) He could see the driver was already out of the car and calling the police.
(c) He did not have the courage.
(d) He could see the driver was fine.

5. What did the narrator later find that added to the narrator's information used to write this novel?
(a) Personal notes and legal papers.
(b) Newspaper articles and death certificates.
(c) Personal notes and a journal.
(d) A diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?

2. What does the narrator claim to have spent part of her career doing?

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

4. Why did Chick Benetto once wish his mother would leave him alone?

5. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?

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