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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chick believe his father stopped coming around after he quit baseball?
(a) Len did not like Chick's wife.
(b) Len was ashamed of Chick.
(c) Baseball was their only connection.
(d) Len moved away.

2. What does Posey say when Chick tells her she died?
(a) It was a mistake.
(b) It was just a bad dream.
(c) He has a wild imgination.
(d) He makes too much of things.

3. What does the main character think the narrator wants to know about him?
(a) Why his mother died.
(b) Why he attempted suicide.
(c) Why he drank and drove.
(d) Why he left his familiy.

4. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?
(a) To close on a house that had been in the family for years.
(b) To visit a relative.
(c) To bury a relative.
(d) To buy a house.

5. What family event was Chick Benetto not invited to?
(a) His father's funeral.
(b) His daughter's wedding.
(c) His mother's funeral.
(d) His sister's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Posey tell Chick in a note just after he began college is not a license to be mean to girls?

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

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

4. What is a short stay in baseball called?

5. Where did Posey met Len Benetto?

(see the answer key)

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