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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chick notice his car ran into and is now stopped underneath?
(a) A school bus.
(b) A truck.
(c) A billboard for a Chevrolet dealership.
(d) A billboard for a new breakfast cereal.

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

3. The narrator says every family is a what?
(a) A drama.
(b) A romance.
(c) A ghost story.
(d) A joke.

4. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?
(a) The story revolves around the main characters one day visit with his dead mother.
(b) The narrator does not believe the story.
(c) The story is unusual.
(d) The story is not true.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Chick find looking at him as he recovers from his jump in section 1?

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

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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