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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 Chick call after sneaking out of work in Section 1?
(a) His father, Len.
(b) His ex-wife, Catherine.
(c) His mother, Posey.
(d) His daughter, Marie.

2. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?
(a) To bury a relative.
(b) To close on a house that had been in the family for years.
(c) To visit a relative.
(d) To buy a house.

3. 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 fine.
(c) He could see the driver was already out of the car and calling the police.
(d) He did not have the courage.

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. Who notices the narrator in the Introduction as the narrator watches the action going on?
(a) An old man mowing the grass.
(b) An old man visiting his wife's grave.
(c) A kid pitching a ball.
(d) A kid building a sand castle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?

3. What causes Chick to crash his car in Section 1?

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

5. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?

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