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

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

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

4. What did Len hope his son would do as an adult?
(a) Make the major leagues.
(b) Take over his liquor stores.
(c) Become a dentist.
(d) Become a doctor.

5. What does the narrator see that draws her to the place where she will meet the main character of the novel?
(a) Kids in purple t-shirts pitching and hitting.
(b) A flower filled cemetery.
(c) Old men tossing a ball around.
(d) Kids playing on the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chick recall that his mother barked at a neighborhood dog?

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

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

4. What does Chick Benetto blame for the destruction of his marriage?

5. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When is the first time Chick's mother leaves him a special note?

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

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

5. What question does the narrator pose at the end of the Introduction?

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

7. Why does the narrator in the Introduction say you might call this novel a ghost story?

8. What game does the narrator learn that Chick Benetto once played as a professional player?

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

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

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