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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen say she was doing while Sandra was dying?
(a) Singing.
(b) Enjoying herself.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

2. What had Dick Doolan’s job been, when he worked in the Tenderloin?
(a) Gangster.
(b) Bouncer.
(c) Cop.
(d) Pickpocket.

3. What kind of establishment is The Gilded Cage?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A burlesque hall.
(c) A fancy restaurant.
(d) A dive bar.

4. What are Francis’ feelings about the house he was born in?
(a) He doesn’t care if it falls down.
(b) He wants to burn it down.
(c) He wishes he could go back there.
(d) He wants to know what it’s like inside now.

5. What is the essence of Francis’ response when Rudy asks where they are going?
(a) They are bums, and don’t have anywhere to go.
(b) They are believers, and fate will take them where it wants.
(c) They are going into hiding.
(d) They are performing an important and mysterious errand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Rudy is aware of as Francis approaches Gerald’s grave?

2. Where does Francis Phelan find his family’s graves?

3. What does Rudy tell Francis the doctor diagnosed him with?

4. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?

5. What makes it possible for Francis and Rudy to eat at the Mission?

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