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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Francis characterize himself and Rudy?
(a) Fools.
(b) Lost.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Holy.

2. What does Rudy tell Francis the doctor diagnosed him with?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Dementia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart trouble.

3. What accusation does the ghost of the first man Francis killed accuse Francis of?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Murdering his baby.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Selfishness.

4. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?
(a) Underground.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

5. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?
(a) Wanderers.
(b) Bums.
(c) Vagrants.
(d) Gypsies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Francis describe Helen to Rudy?

2. In the epigraph, what does Dante leave behind by hoisting sail with his wit?

3. Where is Francis Phelan’s family derived from?

4. What was Francis Phelan’s batting average in 1916?

5. What does the narrator say about the brotherhood that joins Francis and Rudy?

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