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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Francis say he behaves when he is drunk?
(a) He gets violent.
(b) He gets sick.
(c) He goes to sleep.
(d) He gets sentimental.

2. Where is Dante’s epigraph from?
(a) The Vita Nuova.
(b) The Paradiso.
(c) The Purgatorio.
(d) The Inferno.

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

4. What is Francis Phelan’s father’s reaction to Francis’ arrival?
(a) He is disturbed by unfinished business.
(b) He is pleased to see his son.
(c) He is tormented with impatience.
(d) He is heartbroken with forgiveness.

5. How does the narrator say Daddy Big Dugan died?
(a) Old age.
(b) Inhaling his vomit.
(c) Jumped off a bridge.
(d) Stabbing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the seven deadly sins prompts Francis to get defensive?

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

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