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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physically connects Francis to the memory of his son’s death?
(a) The sensation of his own awed astonishment at what happened.
(b) The winds in the grass.
(c) Birds chirping in the trees.
(d) Tears dropping on his shoes.

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

3. What physical debility does Reverend Chester have?
(a) Clubfoot.
(b) Mangled hand.
(c) Facial scars.
(d) Blind eye.

4. What makes it possible for Francis and Rudy to eat at the Mission?
(a) They are sober.
(b) They have money.
(c) They made reservations.
(d) They are homeless.

5. What does Rudy say is Sandra’s last name?
(a) Sandra Eskimo.
(b) Sandra Get-me-another.
(c) Sandra Easy.
(d) Sandra There-ain’t-no-more.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the epigraph, what does Dante leave behind by hoisting sail with his wit?

2. What does Francis say about anything that “draws blood or breaks heads”?

3. What does Francis say he would like to do to his mother?

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

5. Where is Francis Phelan’s family derived from?

(see the answer key)

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