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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes Chick to crash his car in Section 1?
(a) A car driving in the wrong direction.
(b) His decision to drink.
(c) His decision to go the wrong way down an on ramp.
(d) An animal that jumped in front of his car.

3. What sport does the narrator claim the main character once played?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.

4. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?
(a) New York, his daughter's home.
(b) Los Angeles, his sister's home.
(c) Pepperville Beach, his hometown.
(d) Boston, his wife's hometown.

5. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?
(a) Get some coffee.
(b) Visit the beach.
(c) Buy an ice cream.
(d) Have lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chick Benetto receive that informs him of this family event he missed?

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

3. What line does Chick Benetto feel he crossed?

4. What profession does the narrator regret telling he/she currently work as?

5. What does the narrator see that draws her to the place where she will meet the main character of the novel?

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