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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 truck.
(b) A billboard for a new breakfast cereal.
(c) A billboard for a Chevrolet dealership.
(d) A school bus.

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

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

4. 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 back with a dead loved one.
(c) What if you got one day to repair all your mistakes.
(d) What if you got one day to be whoever you want.

5. What causes Chick to crash his car in Section 1?
(a) A car driving in the wrong direction.
(b) His decision to drink.
(c) An animal that jumped in front of his car.
(d) His decision to go the wrong way down an on ramp.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator see that draws her to the place where she will meet the main character of the novel?

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

5. Why does Chick claim he did not check on the driver of the truck involved in his accident?

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