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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chick's mother often slip to Chick whenever she dropped him off somewhere?
(a) Kisses.
(b) Food.
(c) Notes.
(d) Money.

2. What does Posey remind Chick to do as he eats?
(a) Eat less.
(b) Eat faster.
(c) Eat slower.
(d) Eat more.

3. When did Posey stop listening to her favorite song?
(a) When a new song caughter her attention.
(b) When the children made fun of her tastes.
(c) When her husband left her.
(d) When it lost its popularity.

4. When is the first time Chick heard the word divorcee as a child?
(a) When his father said it after a baseball game.
(b) When his father said it about his mother.
(c) When the housekeeper said it to his mother.
(d) When his mother said it to a friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Chick and his sister use to carve their initials into their mother's kitchen table?

4. Who supposedly attempted to kill himself/herself?

5. What does the main character think the narrator wants to know about him?

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