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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 Posey want Chick to do as an adult?
(a) To be a ball player.
(b) To be a priest.
(c) To take over his father's liquor stores.
(d) To be well educated.

2. How did Posey often spend holidays after the divorce?
(a) Going out with all her new boyfriends.
(b) Working overtime at the hospital.
(c) Throwing parties with just her and the kids.
(d) With friends and neighbors like before.

3. The narrator says every family is a what?
(a) A romance.
(b) A ghost story.
(c) A drama.
(d) A joke.

4. Who came to Chick's defense when the librarian refused to allow him to check out the book he wanted?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friend.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His father.

5. Why did the doctor who delivered Chick tell Posey she had to deliver by dinner time?
(a) He did not want her to go hungry.
(b) He had another patient scheduled for surgery.
(c) It cost extra if he had to work through dinner.
(d) His wife was making fish sticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chick find looking at him as he recovers from his jump in section 1?

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

3. What does Chick feel is unbalanced in the lists he made regarding his and his mother's love for one another?

4. What does Chick intend to do once he arrives at his destination in Section 2: Part 1?

5. What does Chick stop at a convenience store to buy in Section 1?

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

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

4. To whose wedding is Chick Benetto not invited?

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

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

7. What offends Chick when a man calls his mother a divorcee?

8. What was Posey's profession at the time of the divorce?

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

10. Who tells the narrator about Chick Benetto?

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