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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chick say when his mother asks about his wife, Catherine?
(a) He lies, saying they are still together.
(b) They split up.
(c) He lies, saying she is sick.
(d) Nothing.

2. Why does Chick sneak out of work in Section 1?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He is called away by a family emergency.
(c) He is hung over and depressed.
(d) He is unable to concentrate.

3. What did Chick and his sister use to carve their initials into their mother's kitchen table?
(a) Switchblades.
(b) Steak knives.
(c) Razor blades.
(d) Pocket knives.

4. What does Chick Benetto receive that informs him of this family event he missed?
(a) A newspaper announcement.
(b) Wedding photos.
(c) A letter.
(d) A delayed invitation.

5. Why does Chick's mother tell him she will have to take him to his ball game in Section 2: Part 1?
(a) His father was gone.
(b) His father had an accident.
(c) His father did not want to.
(d) His father was out of town.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Miss Thelma's family think she is doing?

4. When Chick's father asks to drive him home from a college baseball game, what does he do that causes Chick to feel all is right with the world?

5. What did Posey want Chick to do as an adult?

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