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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chick feel is unbalanced in the lists he made regarding his and his mother's love for one another?
(a) Chick feels he let both his parents down.
(b) Chick feels he did not stand up enough for his mother.
(c) Chick feels his mother did not stand up enough for him.
(d) Chick feels there is no unbalance.

2. During a night of heavy drinking, where does Chick decide to go?
(a) Los Angeles, his sister's home.
(b) New York, his daughter's home.
(c) Pepperville Beach, his hometown.
(d) Boston, his wife's hometown.

3. What does Chick Benetto receive that informs him of this family event he missed?
(a) A letter.
(b) A newspaper announcement.
(c) A delayed invitation.
(d) Wedding photos.

4. What does Miss Thelma say will be her legacy after she dies?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her grandchildren's laughter.
(d) Her reputation for hard work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Posey choose a tree to place her prayer in?

2. What musical object does Chick compare small towns to?

3. Why does Posey ask Chick to repeat himself when he tells her thank you for the meal?

4. What does Chick believe about his current circumstances now that he knows he is somewhere in limbo between life and death?

5. Why did Posey lose her job at the hospital?

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