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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. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?
(a) He is unable to concentrate.
(b) He is called away by a family emergency.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is hung over and depressed.

2. Why does the narrator claim they chose to write the novel in another person's voice?
(a) To add to the mystery.
(b) To make it more suspenseful.
(c) To make it more believable.
(d) To make it more romantic.

3. Why does Posey ask Chick to put on his coat after he has finished eating?
(a) She is taking him to the hospital.
(b) She is sending him to the store.
(c) She wants him to leave her alone.
(d) She has visits to make.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?

2. How did Roberta hide the carvings she and Chick made in their mother's kitchen table when their mother returned from work?

3. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?

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

5. Why does Chick say his hometown is called Pepperville Beach?

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