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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Posey create out of toilet paper for Chick's Halloween costume when he is six?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A marshmellow.
(d) A frankenstein monster.

2. Who did Chick one day catch using binoculars to stare in his mother's bedroom windows shortly after the divorce?
(a) A married neighbor and his son.
(b) A friend of his dad's and his son.
(c) His dad and one of his workers.
(d) A couple kids Chick went to school with.

3. Why does Chick believe Posey lost all her friends after the divorce?
(a) Everyone sided with Len.
(b) No one wanted to associate with a divorcee.
(c) Other women were threatened by her charm and beauty.
(d) She became depressed and unplesant to be around.

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

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

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

7. What meal does Posey fix for Chick in the present as he sits at the kitchen table?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Steak.
(d) Eggs.

8. Who calls down to Chick from upstairs as he stands in the kitchen of his mother's abandoned house in Section 2, Part 1?
(a) His mother.
(b) A homeless woman.
(c) His daughter.
(d) A bum.

9. How did Roberta hide the carvings she and Chick made in their mother's kitchen table when their mother returned from work?
(a) A gallon of milk.
(b) A gallon of ice cream.
(c) A gallon of koolaide.
(d) A gallon of apple juice.

10. What did Chick's mother often slip to Chick whenever she dropped him off somewhere?
(a) Notes.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

11. Why does Chick recall that his mother barked at a neighborhood dog?
(a) To teach the dog not to mess with people.
(b) To make him laugh.
(c) To teach him that you have to show a bully whose boss.
(d) To make his sister laugh.

12. When did Posey stop listening to her favorite song?
(a) When the children made fun of her tastes.
(b) When her husband left her.
(c) When it lost its popularity.
(d) When a new song caughter her attention.

13. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?
(a) New York, his daughter's home.
(b) Los Angeles, his sister's home.
(c) Boston, his wife's hometown.
(d) Pepperville Beach, his hometown.

14. What did Posey and Len fight about most often when Chick was a child?
(a) Len's drinking.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Religion.
(d) Grammar.

15. Why does Chick's mother tell him she will have to take him to his ball game in Section 2: Part 1?
(a) His father had an accident.
(b) His father was gone.
(c) His father was out of town.
(d) His father did not want to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chick stop at a convenience store to buy in Section 1?

2. Who told Chick Benetto she was sorry he did not get a chance to say good-bye before his mother died?

3. Why does Posey ask Chick to repeat himself when he tells her thank you for the meal?

4. Why does Posey ask Chick to put on his coat after he has finished eating?

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

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