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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Posey begin working as a hairstylist when Chick was a child?
(a) She liked to help old ladies look good for their husbands.
(b) She wanted more flexible hours.
(c) She was good at it and she needed a job.
(d) She preferred hairstyling to nursing.

3. 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 wants to savor the words.
(c) She is hard of hearing.
(d) She is surprised by his unusual gratitude.

4. How did Len Benetto propose to Posey?
(a) In a letter from Italy.
(b) At the same place where they met.
(c) At their favorite Italian restaurant.
(d) In a note scribbled in class.

5. What does Chick notice his car ran into and is now stopped underneath?
(a) A truck.
(b) A billboard for a Chevrolet dealership.
(c) A school bus.
(d) A billboard for a new breakfast cereal.

6. What does Chick Benetto blame for the destruction of his marriage?
(a) Infidelity on her part.
(b) Infidelity on his part.
(c) Money troubles and her excessive drinking.
(d) Money troubles and his excessive drinking.

7. Who told Chick he could only be a momma's boy or a daddy's boy, not both?
(a) Miss Thelma.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother, Posey Benetto.
(d) His father, Len Benetto.

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

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

10. What did Chick and his sister use to carve their initials into their mother's kitchen table?
(a) Razor blades.
(b) Pocket knives.
(c) Switchblades.
(d) Steak knives.

11. Why did Len Benetto often spend long chunks of time away from his family?
(a) To visit with liquor distributors and to manage his new store in a town an hour away.
(b) To spend time with his friends.
(c) To spend time with his biological family.
(d) To help reduce the friction at home.

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

13. Why does Chick tell Roberta the truth about Santa Claus that first Christmas after Len left the family?
(a) He misses his dad and does not want his mother to try to take her place.
(b) He thinks Posey is trying to trick them.
(c) He thinks believing in Santa is childish.
(d) He believes that believing in Santa is hurting Roberta.

14. How does Chick react to the announcement that he was a blessing his mother had waited a long time to receive?
(a) He hugged his mother.
(b) With shame for all he had done wrong over the past few years.
(c) He wanted a drink.
(d) With pride and humility.

15. Why does Chick say his hometown is called Pepperville Beach?
(a) It is a play on words regarding a nearby business.
(b) Someone dreamed of creating a beach there, but never got around to it.
(c) It is a joke among the locals.
(d) Some entrepreneur brought sand to the area to create a beach at the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?

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

3. What profession does the narrator regret telling he/she currently work as?

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. Where does the narrator claim to have found the main character of this novel one Saturday morning?

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