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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chick believe his father stopped coming around after he quit baseball?
(a) Len moved away.
(b) Len was ashamed of Chick.
(c) Baseball was their only connection.
(d) Len did not like Chick's wife.

2. What did chick always think was important to a person's memory?
(a) The caliber of profession that followed his name.
(b) His surname.
(c) The children he left behind.
(d) The woman he married.

3. What happens when Miss Thelma's grandchildren come into her bedroom?
(a) They cannot see Chick and Posey.
(b) They cannot see Miss Thelma.
(c) They can only see Posey.
(d) They can only see Chick.

4. Why does Chick not allow his mother to go up to his dorm room with him?
(a) He does not want her to be oogled by his roommate.
(b) He is embarrassed by her presence.
(c) He does not want her in his personal space.
(d) He is afraid she will make a fool of herself.

5. Who is the Italian woman that Posey and Chick go to visit last?
(a) Len Benetto's wife.
(b) Len Benetto's mother.
(c) Len Benetto's cousin.
(d) Len Benetto's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a short stay in baseball called?

2. What does Chick consider the worst day of his college career?

3. Why can Posey not find another nursing job?

4. What profession did Chick get into after baseball?

5. From what team is the scout Chick meets after a game one day during college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who encouraged Chick to drop out of college?

2. What does Chick admit embarrassed him about his mother as a child?

3. Who gave Chick his nickname?

4. Why was Posey not impressed with Chick's baseball scholarship?

5. What does Chick claim he does not want to be?

6. What does Miss Thelma claim will keep her memory alive for years to come?

7. Who encourages Chick to leave town the day of his mother's birthday? Why?

8. What does Chick hear when he answers the phone at Rose's house?

9. Whose voice does Chick hear as he goes to open the door at his mother's house in Section 3, Part 1?

10. To whom does Posey take Chick to visit after dinner?

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