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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 does Chick not want to be, what frightens him about his death?
(a) That he will be remembered as a drunk.
(b) That he will be remembered as a failure.
(c) That he will be remembered as ordinary.
(d) That he will be remembered as the man who alienated his child.

2. Why can Posey not find another nursing job?
(a) She no longer liked the work.
(b) There was only one hospital in the county.
(c) She was blacklisted by her previous employer.
(d) She no longer felt she could work the hours required.

3. 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 wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His fourteen year old daughter.

4. Why does Chick refuse to give up baseball even after his father has left the family?
(a) He wants to annoy his mother.
(b) He likes the coach.
(c) He still wants a connection to his father.
(d) He likes baseball.

5. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?
(a) To kill himself.
(b) To speak to his daughter.
(c) To drink some more.
(d) To speak to his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury did Chick suffer during spring training while playing professional baseball?

2. Why does Chick tell Roberta the truth about Santa Claus that first Christmas after Len left the family?

3. What did Miss Thelma do for the Benetto family when Chick was a little boy?

4. What causes Chick to crash his car in Section 1?

5. When did Posey stop listening to her favorite song?

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