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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the first time Chick heard the word divorcee as a child?
(a) When his mother said it to a friend.
(b) When the housekeeper said it to his mother.
(c) When his father said it after a baseball game.
(d) When his father said it about his mother.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What musical object does Chick compare small towns to?
(a) Violin string.
(b) Clarinet reed.
(c) Metronome.
(d) Piano key.

6. How many visits does Posey tell Chick she must make that day?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

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

9. Why did Chick and his sister have trouble accepting that their parents were going to get divorced?
(a) They often spent time apart.
(b) They often fought.
(c) They often spoke of separation.
(d) They always got back together.

10. 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 billboard for a new breakfast cereal.
(d) A school bus.

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

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

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

14. Who supposedly played in the World Series?
(a) The old man at the cemetery.
(b) The old man at the beach.
(c) Len Benetto.
(d) Chick Benetto.

15. What profession does the narrator regret telling he/she currently work as?
(a) The narrator is a professional ball player.
(b) The narrator is a doctor.
(c) The narrator is a lawyer.
(d) The narrator is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What meal that Posey makes does Len Benetto often complain she cannot make properly?

3. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?

4. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?

5. How does Chick react to the announcement that he was a blessing his mother had waited a long time to receive?

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