This had way too many parts to assemble.  I assumed it had five large sections with connecting ends...I was wrong.  One of the parts was broken and of course it was one of the last pieces, so no way was I going to disassemble and send back.  The instructions state to look over for damage before beginning, but it was broken in such a way that it wasn't obvious until the part was needed.  I glued as best i could, so I'll see if it holds.