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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Chick Benetto blame for the destruction of his marriage?
(a) Infidelity on his part.
(b) Money troubles and her excessive drinking.
(c) Money troubles and his excessive drinking.
(d) Infidelity on her part.

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

4. 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) Old men tossing a ball around.
(c) Kids in purple t-shirts pitching and hitting.
(d) Kids playing on the beach.

5. What meal that Posey makes does Len Benetto often complain she cannot make properly?
(a) Ziti.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Fettuccini.
(d) Macaroni.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?

2. How does Chick react to the announcement that he was a blessing his mother had waited a long time to receive?

3. Why does Posey ask Chick to repeat himself when he tells her thank you for the meal?

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

5. Where did Posey met Len Benetto?

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