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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?
(a) Charles 'Chick' Benetto.
(b) Maria Benetto.
(c) Len Benetto.
(d) Pauline 'Posey' Benetto.

2. Who does Chick find looking at him as he recovers from his jump in section 1?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His daughter.

3. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?
(a) Pepperville Beach, his hometown.
(b) Boston, his wife's hometown.
(c) New York, his daughter's home.
(d) Los Angeles, his sister's home.

4. What line does Chick Benetto feel he crossed?
(a) The line between morality and sin.
(b) The line of no return that leads to suicide.
(c) The line between right and wrong.
(d) The line between life and death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does the narrator pose at the end of the Introduction?

2. What did the narrator later find that added to the narrator's information used to write this novel?

3. Why does Chick Benetto believe he was not invited to this family event?

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

5. The narrator says every family is a what?

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