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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. What does the narrator see that draws her to the place where she will meet the main character of the novel?
(a) A flower filled cemetery.
(b) Kids playing on the beach.
(c) Kids in purple t-shirts pitching and hitting.
(d) Old men tossing a ball around.

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

3. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?
(a) Charles 'Chick' Benetto.
(b) Len Benetto.
(c) Maria Benetto.
(d) Pauline 'Posey' Benetto.

4. How late for work was Chick on the Monday morning after receiving the evidence of the family event he missed?
(a) Four hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Three hours.

5. 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 school bus.
(d) A billboard for a Chevrolet dealership.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did a librarian tell Chick he could not read 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne?

4. Where does Chick go after he wakes from his fall from the water tower?

5. The narrator says every family is a what?

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