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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. 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 him laugh.
(d) To make his sister laugh.

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

3. What does Posey remind Chick to do as he eats?
(a) Eat less.
(b) Eat slower.
(c) Eat more.
(d) Eat faster.

4. What meal that Posey makes does Len Benetto often complain she cannot make properly?
(a) Fettuccini.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Ziti.
(d) Macaroni.

5. What question does the narrator pose at the end of the Introduction?
(a) What if you got one day back with a dead loved one.
(b) What if you got one day with a lost love.
(c) What if you got one day to repair all your mistakes.
(d) What if you got one day to be whoever you want.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator later find that added to the narrator's information used to write this novel?

2. What did Len hope his son would do as an adult?

3. What meal does Posey fix for Chick in the present as he sits at the kitchen table?

4. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What word did Chick's mother help Chick find the definition for despite his father's disapproval of her help?

2. Who does Chick see when he jumps from the water tower?

3. Who tells the narrator about Chick Benetto?

4. What phrase does Chick feel describes him completely?

5. What draws Chick's attention to the table top in his mother's kitchen as his mother treats his wounds?

6. Why does the narrator say the story belongs to Chick Benetto?

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

8. Why does Chick Benetto drive toward his home town?

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

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

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