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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. What is a short stay in baseball called?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A glass of tequilla.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) A glass of milk.

2. What does Chick notice as he, his mother, and Miss Thelma drive through town?
(a) He does not know any of the people they see, young or old.
(b) Old people are everywhere and they all seem to know his mother.
(c) The town has changed since he last visited.
(d) There are no people out and about.

3. What does Chick say about this person his mother brags about while doing Rose's hair?
(a) She is ashamed of him.
(b) He is a drunk and a loser.
(c) She is not as great as his mother recalls.
(d) She no longer wants to be a part of his life.

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

5. What does Chick learn about his mother while he and she are visiting with Miss Thelma?
(a) That his mother and Miss Thelma cleaned houses together.
(b) That his mother lived with Miss Thelma for a short time in the past.
(c) That Miss Thelma is a distant relative.
(d) That his mother paid for Miss Thelma's cancer treatments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose say is the only part of her that is still young?

2. What does Posey find in Chick's room when he is fourteen that causes a battle between the two?

3. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?

4. What voice does Chick hear as he goes to answer the door in his mother's house after their visit to Rose?

5. What does Chick say is the best thing that ever happened to him in his career?

(see the answer key)

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