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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katrina tell Francis her poet sees?
(a) Things men should not see in women.
(b) Things she has not shown to anyone else, even her husband.
(c) Things she learned to see about herself.
(d) Things she thought existed when in fact they did not.

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

3. What does the narrator say the clouds resemble, when Francis is standing in the junkyard doorway?
(a) Mists from an alcoholic’s breath.
(b) Snowmen.
(c) Vicious dogs.
(d) Flying dirty socks.

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

5. How does the narrator characterize the effect of Francis handling things from his previous life?
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Redemptive.
(c) Uncanny.
(d) Delightful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Francis ask Rosskam to stop his wagon?

2. What advice does Keats give Francis about seeing?

3. What does Francis imagine when Rosskam stops his wagon in Chapter 4?

4. What are the dead folks building in Annie’s back yard, when Francis visits?

5. In Chapter 6, how does the narrator characterize Francis’ emotions when he arrives at Annie’s house?

(see the answer key)

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