ESL 156 - Reading and Vocabulary V » Summer 2023 » For One More Day Novel Quiz

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Question #1
What does Chick say about this person his mother brags about while doing Rose's hair?
A.   She is ashamed of him.
B.   She is not as great as his mother recalls.
C.   She no longer wants to be a part of his life.
D.   He is a drunk and a loser.
Question #2
What does Chick not want to be, what frightens him about his death?
A.   That he will be remembered as ordinary.
B.   That he will be remembered as the man who alienated his child.
C.   That he will be remembered as a drunk.
D.   That he will be remembered as a failure.
Question #3
What does Posey tell Chick this word is supposed to represent?
A.   A prayer for a baby.
B.   A prayer for money to provide for her children.
C.   A prayer for her children's safety.
D.   A prayer for a gentler husband.
Question #4
What does Posey stress to Chick as being the most important thing in his life while he is college?
A.   An education.
B.   His health.
C.   Sports.
D.   Making money.
Question #5
Why can Posey not find another nursing job?
A.   This answer can be found in the novel itself.
B.   She no longer liked the work.
C.   She no longer felt she could work the hours required.
D.   She was blacklisted by her previous employer.
E.   There was only one hospital in the county.
Question #6
What does Posey remind Chick to do as he eats?
A.   Eat less.
B.   Eat slower.
C.   Eat more.
D.   Eat faster.
Question #7
What did Miss Thelma do for the Benetto family when Chick was a little boy?
A.   Cleaned.
B.   Cooked.
C.   Home repair.
D.   Babysat.
Question #8
Who brings food to Chick with instructions that he take it home to his family shortly after his parents' divorce?
A.   A neighbor.
B.   A couple of nuns.
C.   A local teacher.
D.   A priest.
Question #9
Why would Chick pick up Roberta after school every day shortly after the divorce?
A.   Posey was just too embarrassing.
B.   It was more convenient for him to do it.
C.   This answer can be found in the novel itself.
D.   Their mother was working.
E.   Roberta insisted.
Question #10
Why does Chick refuse to give up baseball even after his father has left the family?
A.   He likes baseball.
B.   He wants to annoy his mother.
C.   He still wants a connection to his father.
D.   He likes the coach.
Question #11
Why does Chick believe Posey lost all her friends after the divorce?
A.   Other women were threatened by her charm and beauty.
B.   Everyone sided with Len.
C.   She became depressed and unpleasant to be around.
D.   No one wanted to associate with a divorcee.
Question #12
Why did Chick and his sister have trouble accepting that their parents were going to get divorced?
A.   They often spent time apart.
B.   They always got back together.
C.   They often spoke of separation.
D.   They often fought.
Question #13
What does Chick learn about this woman that upsets him the most?
A.   She was the reason his father left the family.
B.   She gave his father a son.
C.   She was a sports reporter who could have helped his career.
D.   She was a grandmother he never met.
Question #14
What does Posey tell Chick he has to do now that the day is over?
A.   Live.
B.   Return to make amends with his wife and daughter.
C.   Go speak to God.
D.   Die.
Question #15
How long has Chick been sober as he sits talking to the narrator?
A.   Eight years.
B.   One year.
C.   A month.
D.   Two years.
Question #16
What does Chick think about his visit to his mother two years after her death?
A.   Chick believes he has died.
B.   Chick begins to question his perceptions.
C.   Chick believes he is having an alcohol induced hallucination.
D.   Chick does not question it at all.
Question #17
What musical object does Chick compare small towns to?
A.   Piano key.
B.   Violin string.
C.   Clarinet reed.
D.   Metronome.
Question #18
What does Miss Thelma say will be her legacy after she dies?
A.   Her children.
B.   Her reputation for hard work.
C.   Her friends.
D.   Her grandchildren's laughter.
Question #19
What would Posey tell her children when they would ask about patients she cared for who had died?
A.   That they went home.
B.   That they no longer felt pain.
C.   That they no longer needed her care.
D.   That they were in a better place.
Question #20
How much longer after this injury did Chick continue to play baseball professionally?
A.   Sixteen months.
B.   Six weeks.
C.   Six months.
D.   Six years.
Question #21
What does Chick finally say to his mother's question on whether or not she was a good mother?
A.   No, she was not a good mother.
B.   She was a good mother after the divorce.
C.   Yes, she was a good mother.
D.   She was a good mother before the divorce.
Question #22
What does Chick learn about his mother on his fake business trip that makes him regret leaving?
A.   His mother fell and broke her hip.
B.   His mother had a heart attack.
C.   His mother has cancer.
D.   His mother was in a car accident.
Question #23
What does Posey say a child who is embarrassed by his mother is?
A.   A child who needs a good spanking.
B.   This answer can be found in the novel itself.
C.   A child who has not lived long enough.
D.   A child who has lived long enough.
E.   child who is selfish.
Question #24
How does Chick Benetto feel that he lost his father?
A.   Chick was a poor salesman.
B.   Chick's father disliked Chick's wife.
C.   Chick drank too much and his father disapproved.
D.   Chick turned his back on baseball.
E.   This answer can be found in the novel itself.
Question #25
Who does Chick credit with saving his life?
A.   His wife.
B.   The narrator.
C.   His daughter.
D.   His mother.

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