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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Francis say he never committed suicide?
(a) He was too busy trying to figure out how to live.
(b) He was deathly afraid of being alone forever in the cemetery.
(c) He knew that no one would say prayers for him in death.
(d) He was always afraid of hell.

2. How did Francis become close to Katrina Daugherty?
(a) He painted her house, and did odd jobs.
(b) He worked for her for years, admiring her from a distance.
(c) He prevented her from going out of her house naked.
(d) He pushed her out of the way of a trolley.

3. What is Francis afraid will happen to Sandra?
(a) She’ll be arrested.
(b) The dogs will eat her.
(c) She will get sick.
(d) She will die.

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

5. What year is it in the present moment of the novel?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Francis characterize his mother?

3. What is Francis’ response to Katrina’s scar?

4. What image does Katrina’s poet have of her?

5. What did Francis’ mother announce at Thanksgiving dinner after Francis was married?

(see the answer key)

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