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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?
(a) The etiquette of bums.
(b) The chivalry of drink.
(c) The manners of wanderers.
(d) The rights of homeless men.

3. What kind of cemetery are Francis and Rudy working in for the day?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Jewish.

4. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?
(a) Underground.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

5. What does Francis say he would like to do to his mother?
(a) Confess himself to her.
(b) Strangle her bones.
(c) Talk to her again.
(d) Ask her forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say about the brotherhood that joins Francis and Rudy?

3. What does Francis get for Sandra?

4. What metaphor does Francis use to describe himself as a ball player?

5. What are Francis’ feelings about the house he was born in?

(see the answer key)

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