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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which did Chick chose to be as a small child, a daddy's boy or a momma's boy?
(a) Momma's boy.
(b) Both.
(c) Daddy's boy.
(d) Neither.

2. Why does Chick recall that his mother barked at a neighborhood dog?
(a) To make him laugh.
(b) To teach him that you have to show a bully whose boss.
(c) To make his sister laugh.
(d) To teach the dog not to mess with people.

3. Why did Len Benetto often spend long chunks of time away from his family?
(a) To spend time with his biological family.
(b) To spend time with his friends.
(c) To visit with liquor distributors and to manage his new store in a town an hour away.
(d) To help reduce the friction at home.

4. In section 1, from what object does Chick decide to jump?
(a) A water tower.
(b) A private balcony.
(c) A diving board.
(d) A shopping mall.

5. Why did the narrator come to Pepperville Beach?
(a) To buy a house.
(b) To bury a relative.
(c) To close on a house that had been in the family for years.
(d) To visit a relative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chick go after he wakes from his fall from the water tower?

2. Who told Chick he could only be a momma's boy or a daddy's boy, not both?

3. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?

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

5. Who does Chick call after sneaking out of work in Section 1?

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