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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator says every family is a what?
(a) A romance.
(b) A drama.
(c) A joke.
(d) A ghost story.

3. What kind of story does the narrator suggest this novel is?
(a) A mystery.
(b) A romance.
(c) A family drama.
(d) A ghost story.

4. Why did Posey say she wanted to include a unique Jewish custom at her own funeral?
(a) To keep the mourners from getting bored.
(b) To reduce the cost of the funeral.
(c) To add something unique to her funeral.
(d) To help the mourners let the body go and celebrate the spirit.

5. What did the narrator stop to do on the way back to the airport in the Introduction?
(a) Get some coffee.
(b) Buy an ice cream.
(c) Visit the beach.
(d) Have lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Posey brag about as she works on Rose's hair?

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

3. Why did Posey begin working as a hairstylist when Chick was a child?

4. Why does Chick calls his mother a hypocrite when she finds an item hidden in his sock drawer when he is only fourteen?

5. How did Posey come to find out about the Italian woman?

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