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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. What family event was Chick Benetto not invited to?
(a) His father's funeral.
(b) His daughter's wedding.
(c) His mother's funeral.
(d) His sister's wedding.

2. Why does Chick Benetto believe he was not invited to this family event?
(a) His attitude made him unwelcome.
(b) He does not get along with his extended family.
(c) He does not get along with his ex-wife.
(d) His drinking made him an embarrassment.

3. Who did Chick one day catch using binoculars to stare in his mother's bedroom windows shortly after the divorce?
(a) A couple kids Chick went to school with.
(b) A married neighbor and his son.
(c) A friend of his dad's and his son.
(d) His dad and one of his workers.

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 spend time with his biological family.
(d) To help reduce the friction at home.

5. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?
(a) Visit the beach.
(b) Have lunch.
(c) Get some coffee.
(d) Buy an ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says every family is a what?

2. What question does the narrator pose at the end of the Introduction?

3. Why does Chick refuse to give up baseball even after his father has left the family?

4. What line does Chick Benetto feel he crossed?

5. What did Len hope his son would do as an adult?

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