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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. What did Len hope his son would do as an adult?
(a) Become a doctor.
(b) Take over his liquor stores.
(c) Become a dentist.
(d) Make the major leagues.

2. Who told Chick he could only be a momma's boy or a daddy's boy, not both?
(a) Miss Thelma.
(b) His father, Len Benetto.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother, Posey Benetto.

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

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

5. What does Chick stop at a convenience store to buy in Section 1?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Soda pop.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who came to Chick's defense when the librarian refused to allow him to check out the book he wanted?

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

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

5. What one thing did Chick notice his parents did together that seemed to make them both happy?

(see the answer key)

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