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

2. 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.

3. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?
(a) Chick Benetto.
(b) Marie Benetto.
(c) Len Benetto.
(d) Posey Benetto.

4. How did Roberta hide the carvings she and Chick made in their mother's kitchen table when their mother returned from work?
(a) A gallon of koolaide.
(b) A gallon of ice cream.
(c) A gallon of milk.
(d) A gallon of apple juice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which did Chick chose to be as a small child, a daddy's boy or a momma's boy?

2. Why does Chick recall that his mother barked at a neighborhood dog?

3. When did Posey stop listening to her favorite song?

4. What was it that Chick insists his father always had in mind?

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

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