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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Roberta hide the carvings she and Chick made in their mother's kitchen table when their mother returned from work?
(a) A gallon of ice cream.
(b) A gallon of koolaide.
(c) A gallon of apple juice.
(d) A gallon of milk.

2. Why does Posey ask Chick to repeat himself when he tells her thank you for the meal?
(a) She wants to savor the words.
(b) She is hard of hearing.
(c) She is surprised by his unusual gratitude.
(d) She wants to hear his voice.

3. Why does Chick recall that his mother barked at a neighborhood dog?
(a) To teach him that you have to show a bully whose boss.
(b) To teach the dog not to mess with people.
(c) To make his sister laugh.
(d) To make him laugh.

4. Why did Len Benetto often spend long chunks of time away from his family?
(a) To visit with liquor distributors and to manage his new store in a town an hour away.
(b) To spend time with his friends.
(c) To help reduce the friction at home.
(d) To spend time with his biological family.

5. Why does Chick say his hometown is called Pepperville Beach?
(a) Some entrepreneur brought sand to the area to create a beach at the lake.
(b) It is a play on words regarding a nearby business.
(c) Someone dreamed of creating a beach there, but never got around to it.
(d) It is a joke among the locals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?

2. What one thing did Chick notice his parents did together that seemed to make them both happy?

3. What question does Posey ask Chick that causes him to insist that her being in the kitchen eight years after her death is impossible?

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

5. What did Posey and Len fight about most often when Chick was a child?

(see the answer key)

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