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

2. What happens when Miss Thelma's grandchildren come into her bedroom?
(a) They can only see Posey.
(b) They can only see Chick.
(c) They cannot see Miss Thelma.
(d) They cannot see Chick and Posey.

3. Where does the narrator claim to have found the main character of this novel one Saturday morning?
(a) Walking beside the river.
(b) On the railing of a water tower.
(c) In the bleachers of a Little League baseball field.
(d) Mowing the lawn of his mother's house.

4. When Chick's father asks to drive him home from a college baseball game, what does he do that causes Chick to feel all is right with the world?
(a) Shows respect for the coach.
(b) Explains his decision for not seeing Chick throughout his childhood.
(c) Offers to pay for a new glove.
(d) Apologizes for leaving the family.

5. What is the one thing Len Benetto ever said about Posey to Chick?
(a) She was unfaithful.
(b) She was a nag.
(c) She was a hardheaded woman.
(d) She was selfish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Posey lose her job at the hospital?

3. How did Roberta hide the carvings she and Chick made in their mother's kitchen table when their mother returned from work?

4. Why does Posey tell Chick in Section 3: Part 2 that she did not want to ask for money from his father?

5. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?

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