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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chick Benetto receive that informs him of this family event he missed?
(a) A delayed invitation.
(b) A newspaper announcement.
(c) Wedding photos.
(d) A letter.

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

3. What question does Posey ask Chick that causes him to insist that her being in the kitchen eight years after her death is impossible?
(a) Is he ill.
(b) Is Catherine joining them.
(c) Can he stay all day.
(d) Is he dead.

4. What does Posey say when Chick tells her she died?
(a) It was just a bad dream.
(b) It was a mistake.
(c) He makes too much of things.
(d) He has a wild imgination.

5. Where does Chick go after he wakes from his fall from the water tower?
(a) To his childhood home.
(b) To his wife's home.
(c) To his current home.
(d) To his daughter's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Posey want Chick to do as an adult?

2. Why did Posey choose a tree to place her prayer in?

3. Who came to Chick's defense when the librarian refused to allow him to check out the book he wanted?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Chick have a problem with how his mother would leave him at school?

2. What after school activity did Chick pick even after his father left?

3. What one thing does Chick recall always made his parents happy?

4. What did the narrator later find belonging to Chick Benetto that was used in writing this book?

5. Why did Chick's parents feel the need to get married quickly?

6. What causes Chick's mother to stop playing her favorite record?

7. What reason does Posey give for dumping food given to the family by nuns down the disposal?

8. Why does Chick return to his family home? What does he find there?

9. What phrase does Chick feel describes him completely?

10. What does Chick say after breakfast that causes his mother to question him?

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