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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What food does Katrina serve to Francis?
(a) Gratiné.
(b) Crepes.
(c) Fois gras.
(d) Compote.

3. Where does Rudy say Sandra came from?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Alaska.
(d) California.

4. What literary term describes the jump back to an earlier time at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Non-linear narrative.
(b) A historical narrative.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Memory.

5. What does Francis imagine when Rosskam stops his wagon in Chapter 4?
(a) His parents moving into the house and raising him.
(b) The face of Harold Allen as he was hit with the rock Francis threw.
(c) His son slipping out of his hands.
(d) His wife living her days without him, not telling anyone what happened to Gerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fiddler Quain do with Francis in 1901?

2. How does Francis characterize himself and Rudy?

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

4. What desire does Francis say he feels when Rosskam tells him about the women he makes love to during his rounds?

5. What turns Francis and Rosskam back in their rounds?

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