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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudy say is Sandra’s last name?
(a) Sandra There-ain’t-no-more.
(b) Sandra Eskimo.
(c) Sandra Easy.
(d) Sandra Get-me-another.

2. What urge does Francis have when he and Helen leave Jack and Clara’s?
(a) To make love to Helen.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To run.
(d) To drink.

3. What does the narrator say Rudy is aware of as Francis approaches Gerald’s grave?
(a) The weather turning colder.
(b) The truck starting up, to take them back to the city.
(c) Something momentous happening.
(d) Francis going slightly insane.

4. How familiar does Francis say trolleys are to him?
(a) He used to know them well, but has forgotten.
(b) They are as familiar as his father’s face.
(c) He never rides them.
(d) He himself built the trolley he and Rudy ride.

5. What does Francis borrow of Jack’s?
(a) Pen.
(b) Razor.
(c) Toothbrush.
(d) Journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physically connects Francis to the memory of his son’s death?

2. How does the narrator characterize Francis’ mother’s reaction to his arrival in the cemetery?

3. What does Francis say he would like to do to his mother?

4. Which of the seven deadly sins prompts Francis to get defensive?

5. What day of the year does Ironweed start on?

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