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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Posey say to Chick when he asks why she never remarried after her divorce?
(a) Posey said she was happy with her kids and her grandchildren. Life goes by too fast.
(b) Posey said she never met another man who could make her as happy as Len Benetto.
(c) Posey said she did not want to change the family dynammic by brining in a stepfather.
(d) Posey said she never found a man the children would approve of.

2. What does Posey tell Chick when he confesses his guilt to her on their one more day together?
(a) That he deserves what he gets.
(b) That she is angry with him for not being there with her.
(c) That all is forgiven and he should forgive himself.
(d) That children should not have to choose between parents.

3. What does Chick imagine his mother saying to him as he performs the Jewish custom she requested at her funeral?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Could you do it a little better?
(c) How could you?
(d) Good boy.

4. What is the final thing Posey tells Chick he must love in order to make a marriage work?
(a) His wife.
(b) The marriage itself.
(c) Himself.
(d) His children.

5. What is the day that Chick wanted back?
(a) The day he quit baseball.
(b) His mother's seventy-ninth birthday.
(c) The birth of his daughter.
(d) The day his father left.

6. What is a short stay in baseball called?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A glass of milk.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) A glass of tequilla.

7. What does Rose say is the only part of her that is still young?
(a) Her hearing.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her heart.

8. What does Posey say a child who is embarrassed by is mother is?
(a) A child who needs a good spanking.
(b) A child who has not lived long enough.
(c) A child who needs a lesson in virtue.
(d) A child who is selfish.

9. What three things did Posey once tell Chick he needed to be successful?
(a) Belief, hard work, and love.
(b) Hard work, good money, and intelligence.
(c) Intelligence, hard work, and good support.
(d) Good support, lots of money, and love.

10. Why did Chick believe his father stopped coming around after he quit baseball?
(a) Len was ashamed of Chick.
(b) Len did not like Chick's wife.
(c) Len moved away.
(d) Baseball was their only connection.

11. Why did Posey say she wanted to include a unique Jewish custom at her own funeral?
(a) To help the mourners let the body go and celebrate the spirit.
(b) To add something unique to her funeral.
(c) To reduce the cost of the funeral.
(d) To keep the mourners from getting bored.

12. What does Posey find in Chick's room when he is fourteen that causes a battle between the two?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Cigarettes.

13. What does Rose say when Posey asks about her children?
(a) They never come to see her.
(b) They check on her once a week, like a chore.
(c) They come to see her daily.
(d) They are all doing well, but in distant cities.

14. From what team is the scout Chick meets after a game one day during college?
(a) St. Louis Cardinals.
(b) Texas Rangers.
(c) Pittsburg Pirates.
(d) Chicago White Socks.

15. Why does Posey tell Chick in Section 3: Part 2 that she did not want to ask for money from his father?
(a) She was too proud.
(b) She did not need money.
(c) She did not need any more from him.
(d) He did not have it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Posey say children often do when they are hurting?

2. What does Posey insist she and Chick do after supper on their one more day together?

3. What does Chick consider the worst day of his college career?

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?

5. What does Chick learn about this woman that upsets him the most?

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