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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chick not allow his mother to go up to his dorm room with him?
(a) He is embarrassed by her presence.
(b) He does not want her to be oogled by his roommate.
(c) He is afraid she will make a fool of herself.
(d) He does not want her in his personal space.

2. Over dinner, what does Chick request his mother tell him about?
(a) Roberta's family.
(b) His father's family.
(c) Her family.
(d) Miss Thelma's family.

3. Who came to Chick's defense when the librarian refused to allow him to check out the book he wanted?
(a) His mother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His friend.
(d) His father.

4. Who notices the narrator in the Introduction as the narrator watches the action going on?
(a) An old man mowing the grass.
(b) A kid pitching a ball.
(c) A kid building a sand castle.
(d) An old man visiting his wife's grave.

5. Who does Chick claim was a ghost throughout his childhood?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chick think about his visit to his mother two years after her death?

3. Why does Chick believe Posey lost all her friends after the divorce?

4. What does Chick not want to be, what frightens him about his death?

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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