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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Chick Benetto she was sorry he did not get a chance to say good-bye before his mother died?
(a) His ten year old son.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His fourteen year old daughter.

2. What did Posey want Chick to do as an adult?
(a) To be a ball player.
(b) To take over his father's liquor stores.
(c) To be a priest.
(d) To be well educated.

3. What does Chick feel is unbalanced in the lists he made regarding his and his mother's love for one another?
(a) Chick feels his mother did not stand up enough for him.
(b) Chick feels he did not stand up enough for his mother.
(c) Chick feels there is no unbalance.
(d) Chick feels he let both his parents down.

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

5. When Chick's father asks to drive him home from a college baseball game, what does he do that causes Chick to feel all is right with the world?
(a) Apologizes for leaving the family.
(b) Explains his decision for not seeing Chick throughout his childhood.
(c) Offers to pay for a new glove.
(d) Shows respect for the coach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Posey create out of toilet paper for Chick's Halloween costume when he is six?

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

4. Why does Chick calls his mother a hypocrite when she finds an item hidden in his sock drawer when he is only fourteen?

5. Who taught Chick how to shave?

(see the answer key)

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