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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 letter.
(c) Wedding photos.
(d) A newspaper announcement.

2. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?
(a) Len Benetto.
(b) Maria Benetto.
(c) Charles 'Chick' Benetto.
(d) Pauline 'Posey' Benetto.

3. Who told Chick he could only be a momma's boy or a daddy's boy, not both?
(a) Miss Thelma.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother, Posey Benetto.
(d) His father, Len Benetto.

4. What does Posey tell Chick this word is supposed to represent?
(a) A prayer for her children's safety.
(b) A prayer for a baby.
(c) A prayer for money to provide for her children.
(d) A prayer for a gentler husband.

5. What meal does Posey fix for Chick in the present as he sits at the kitchen table?
(a) Steak.
(b) Waffles.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Pancakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chick refuse to give up baseball even after his father has left the family?

2. What does Chick find in the refrigerator of his mother's long empty house?

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

4. Why did Len Benetto often spend long chunks of time away from his family?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Posey's reaction to Chick's insistence that her presence in the house is impossible?

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

6. What event caused Chick Benetto to lose faith in himself?

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

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

9. To whose wedding is Chick Benetto not invited?

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

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