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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. Who told Chick Benetto she was sorry he did not get a chance to say good-bye before his mother died?
(a) His wife.
(b) His fourteen year old daughter.
(c) His sister.
(d) His ten year old son.

2. What did the narrator later find that added to the narrator's information used to write this novel?
(a) Personal notes and a journal.
(b) Personal notes and legal papers.
(c) A diary.
(d) Newspaper articles and death certificates.

3. Why does Posey ask Chick to repeat himself when he tells her thank you for the meal?
(a) She is surprised by his unusual gratitude.
(b) She is hard of hearing.
(c) She wants to savor the words.
(d) She wants to hear his voice.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Chick feel fits him well?

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

3. What meal does Posey fix for Chick in the present as he sits at the kitchen table?

4. What did Posey and Len fight about most often when Chick was a child?

5. What does Posey remind Chick to do as he eats?

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