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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Francis guilty about, when he talks to Gerald?
(a) Dropping the baby.
(b) Taking lovers.
(c) Abandoning his family.
(d) Drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Francis Phelan’s father’s reaction to Francis’ arrival?

3. Why does Francis work in the cemetery?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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