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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) Birds chirping in the trees.
(b) The sensation of his own awed astonishment at what happened.
(c) The winds in the grass.
(d) Tears dropping on his shoes.

2. What are Francis’ feelings about the house he was born in?
(a) He wants to know what it’s like inside now.
(b) He doesn’t care if it falls down.
(c) He wishes he could go back there.
(d) He wants to burn it down.

3. In the epigraph, what does Dante leave behind by hoisting sail with his wit?
(a) His darling children.
(b) A sea so cruel.
(c) His fair wife.
(d) His beautiful homeland.

4. What does Rudy tell Francis the doctor diagnosed him with?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Heart trouble.

5. What kind of cemetery are Francis and Rudy working in for the day?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Methodist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dante’s epigraph from?

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

3. Why does Francis work in the cemetery?

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

5. How does Francis say he behaves when he is drunk?

(see the answer key)

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