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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 lie to his family about a trip out of town on his mother's birthday?
(a) So he can escape a boring party.
(b) So he can see his mistress.
(c) So he can sneak out to get a surprise gift.
(d) So he can play in a baseball game.

2. What does Chick say is the best thing that ever happened to him in his career?
(a) He played in the All-Star game.
(b) He played in the World Series.
(c) He was made salesman of the year.
(d) He played in the Super Bowl.

3. What is a short stay in baseball called?
(a) A glass of tequilla.
(b) A glass of milk.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A cup of coffee.

4. What does Posey say children often do when they are hurting?
(a) Torture their siblings.
(b) Hurt others.
(c) Hide their feelings.
(d) Act out in school.

5. What did Miss Thelma do for the Benetto family when Chick was a little boy?
(a) Cooked.
(b) Cleaned.
(c) Babysat.
(d) Home repair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Chick how to shave?

2. Why did Chick believe his father stopped coming around after he quit baseball?

3. What does Chick notice as he, his mother, and Miss Thelma drive through town?

4. Who is the Italian woman that Posey and Chick go to visit last?

5. What does Chick believe about his current circumstances now that he knows he is somewhere in limbo between life and death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who encouraged Chick to drop out of college?

2. Who gave Chick his nickname?

3. What does Chick claim he does not want to be?

4. What did Posey often do for some of the patients in the hospital where she worked as a nurse?

5. On whom does Chick blame the break up of his marriage?

6. What metaphor did Posey often use for the death of her patients when she was a nurse?

7. What did Marie write in the memory book at her grandmother's funeral?

8. What does Chick hear when he answers the phone at Rose's house?

9. To whom does Posey take Chick to visit after dinner?

10. Why was Posey fired from her job as a nurse?

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