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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?
(a) Life is a beach.
(b) Tiime will tell.
(c) Blundering back to God.
(d) Poor truant, passionate fool.

2. What did the narrator later find that added to the narrator's information used to write this novel?
(a) Personal notes and a journal.
(b) A diary.
(c) Personal notes and legal papers.
(d) Newspaper articles and death certificates.

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

4. What line does Chick Benetto feel he crossed?
(a) The line between right and wrong.
(b) The line of no return that leads to suicide.
(c) The line between life and death.
(d) The line between morality and sin.

5. Why does Posey ask Chick to repeat himself when he tells her thank you for the meal?
(a) She wants to hear his voice.
(b) She is hard of hearing.
(c) She wants to savor the words.
(d) She is surprised by his unusual gratitude.

6. Who told Chick Benetto she was sorry he did not get a chance to say good-bye before his mother died?
(a) His fourteen year old daughter.
(b) His ten year old son.
(c) His sister.
(d) His wife.

7. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?
(a) Have lunch.
(b) Visit the beach.
(c) Buy an ice cream.
(d) Get some coffee.

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

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

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

11. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?
(a) To kill himself.
(b) To speak to his daughter.
(c) To drink some more.
(d) To speak to his wife.

12. What does Posey tell Chick this word is supposed to represent?
(a) A prayer for her children's safety.
(b) A prayer for a baby.
(c) A prayer for money to provide for her children.
(d) A prayer for a gentler husband.

13. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?
(a) He is called away by a family emergency.
(b) He is hung over and depressed.
(c) He is unable to concentrate.
(d) He is sick.

14. Why did a librarian tell Chick he could not read 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne?
(a) He was disrespectful to books.
(b) He did not have a library card.
(c) It was too hard for him.
(d) It was to easy for him.

15. What does Posey remind Chick to do as he eats?
(a) Eat faster.
(b) Eat more.
(c) Eat less.
(d) Eat slower.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In section 1, from what object does Chick decide to jump?

3. How many visits does Posey tell Chick she must make that day?

4. Who calls down to Chick from upstairs as he stands in the kitchen of his mother's abandoned house in Section 2, Part 1?

5. Why does Chick claim he did not check on the driver of the truck involved in his accident?

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