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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 Chick stop at a convenience store to buy in Section 1?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Soda pop.
(d) Wine.

2. Why did Chick and his sister have trouble accepting that their parents were going to get divorced?
(a) They often spent time apart.
(b) They often fought.
(c) They often spoke of separation.
(d) They always got back together.

3. What was it that Chick insists his father always had in mind?
(a) A list.
(b) A scheme to get rich.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A plan.

4. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?
(a) Chick Benetto.
(b) Posey Benetto.
(c) Len Benetto.
(d) Marie Benetto.

5. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?
(a) Pepperville Beach, his hometown.
(b) New York, his daughter's home.
(c) Los Angeles, his sister's home.
(d) Boston, his wife's hometown.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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