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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helen meet Arthur?
(a) On the street.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) Arthur’s piano store.
(d) A symphony performance.

2. What does Francis say was his mother’s attitude toward sex?
(a) Respect.
(b) Sensuality.
(c) Longing.
(d) Abhorrence.

3. When did the confrontation with the scabs take place?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1916.

4. The narrator says that Francis was “staunchly resolute” in the face of what?
(a) Suffering.
(b) The need to quit drinking.
(c) A knife attack.
(d) Capricious and adverse fate.

5. What does Helen say is her lucky star?
(a) Venus.
(b) God.
(c) Mercury.
(d) The North Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose kidnapping did Francis’ son Billy get mixed up in?

2. How did Helen’s mother use the money that should have been for Helen?

3. What does Gerald hope Francis will do after making this visit?

4. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?

5. What does Francis get for Sandra?

(see the answer key)

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