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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In section 1, from what object does Chick decide to jump?
(a) A water tower.
(b) A diving board.
(c) A private balcony.
(d) A shopping mall.

3. Who supposedly played in the World Series?
(a) The old man at the beach.
(b) Chick Benetto.
(c) Len Benetto.
(d) The old man at the cemetery.

4. What profession does the narrator regret telling he/she currently work as?
(a) The narrator is a writer.
(b) The narrator is a lawyer.
(c) The narrator is a professional ball player.
(d) The narrator is a doctor.

5. What does the narrator claim to have spent part of her career doing?
(a) Writing romances.
(b) Writing about sports.
(c) Writing mysteries.
(d) Writing ghost stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family event was Chick Benetto not invited to?

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

3. What does Chick Benetto blame for the destruction of his marriage?

4. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?

5. What was it that Chick insists his father always had in mind?

(see the answer key)

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