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

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