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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gerald hope Francis will do after making this visit?
(a) Die in peace.
(b) Make new babies.
(c) Stop trying to die.
(d) Kill himself.

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

3. What metaphor does Francis use to describe himself as a ball player?
(a) Dog.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

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

5. What accusation does the ghost of the first man Francis killed accuse Francis of?
(a) Murdering his baby.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Cowardice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Francis’ mother’s reaction to his arrival in the cemetery?

2. What does the narrator say is the real basis of the kinship the young Phelan brothers feel with Francis?

3. Why does Francis work in the cemetery?

4. How did Aldo Campione die?

5. What does Rudy say is Sandra’s last name?

(see the answer key)

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