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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator see that draws her to the place where she will meet the main character of the novel?
(a) A flower filled cemetery.
(b) Kids in purple t-shirts pitching and hitting.
(c) Kids playing on the beach.
(d) Old men tossing a ball around.

3. Where does the narrator claim to have found the main character of this novel one Saturday morning?
(a) Mowing the lawn of his mother's house.
(b) Walking beside the river.
(c) On the railing of a water tower.
(d) In the bleachers of a Little League baseball field.

4. Why does Chick claim he did not check on the driver of the truck involved in his accident?
(a) He did not have the courage.
(b) He could see the driver was already out of the car and calling the police.
(c) He could see the driver was fine.
(d) He did not want to be arrested for drunk driving.

5. What does the main character think the narrator wants to know about him?
(a) Why he left his familiy.
(b) Why his mother died.
(c) Why he drank and drove.
(d) Why he attempted suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices the narrator in the Introduction as the narrator watches the action going on?

2. Why did Chick Benetto once wish his mother would leave him alone?

3. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?

4. The narrator says every family is a what?

5. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?

(see the answer key)

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