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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sport does the narrator claim the main character once played?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

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

4. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?
(a) Chick Benetto.
(b) Posey Benetto.
(c) Marie Benetto.
(d) Len Benetto.

5. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?
(a) Poor truant, passionate fool.
(b) Life is a beach.
(c) Blundering back to God.
(d) Tiime will tell.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says every family is a what?

2. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?

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

4. What kind of story does the narrator suggest this novel is?

5. Who does Chick call after sneaking out of work in Section 1?

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