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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notices the narrator in the Introduction as the narrator watches the action going on?
(a) An old man visiting his wife's grave.
(b) A kid pitching a ball.
(c) A kid building a sand castle.
(d) An old man mowing the grass.

2. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?
(a) The story is unusual.
(b) The story revolves around the main characters one day visit with his dead mother.
(c) The story is not true.
(d) The narrator does not believe the story.

3. How late for work was Chick on the Monday morning after receiving the evidence of the family event he missed?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) One hour.

4. Who told Chick Benetto she was sorry he did not get a chance to say good-bye before his mother died?
(a) His fourteen year old daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His ten year old son.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?

2. Why does Chick Benetto believe he was not invited to this family event?

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

4. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?

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

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