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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Francis’ reaction when Rudy tells him he is frivolous?
(a) He retreats into enigmatic silence.
(b) He gets angry.
(c) He insults Rudy genially.
(d) He clowns around.

4. What does the narrator say Rudy is aware of as Francis approaches Gerald’s grave?
(a) The weather turning colder.
(b) Francis going slightly insane.
(c) The truck starting up, to take them back to the city.
(d) Something momentous happening.

5. Where is Francis Phelan’s family derived from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?

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

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

4. What is Francis guilty about, when he talks to Gerald?

5. What kind of cemetery are Francis and Rudy working in for the day?

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