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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. What profession did Chick get into after baseball?
(a) Sales.
(b) Business owner.
(c) Coaching.
(d) Computer programming.

2. Who does Chick find looking at him as he recovers from his jump in section 1?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His sister.

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

4. What does Chick learn about his mother on his fake business trip that makes him regret leaving?
(a) His mother fell and broke her hip.
(b) His mother had a heart attack.
(c) His mother was in a car accident.
(d) His mother has cancer.

5. What does Posey do with this food?
(a) She throws it out.
(b) She eats it herself.
(c) She gives it to a poor neighbor.
(d) She serves it for dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?

2. Why did the doctor who delivered Chick tell Posey she had to deliver by dinner time?

3. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?

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

5. What is a short stay in baseball called?

(see the answer key)

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