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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 describe Helen to Rudy?
(a) He says that she’s the best woman he’s ever known.
(b) He says that he can’t wait to be finished with her.
(c) He says that she never gives him any peace with her nagging.
(d) He says that he can never tell where she is.

2. What does Daddy Big say Francis’ son Billy did for him?
(a) Kept him from choking when he was sick.
(b) Got him work.
(c) Gave him money.
(d) Gave him a place to dry out.

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

4. What does Francis say to Rudy when Rudy says that he ain’t dead yet?
(a) You ain’t alive, either.
(b) It’s just a matter of time.
(c) That’s what you think.
(d) You will be. You will be.

5. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?
(a) Vagrants.
(b) Wanderers.
(c) Bums.
(d) Gypsies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the year does Ironweed start on?

2. Why does Francis work in the cemetery?

3. How does the narrator say Daddy Big Dugan died?

4. What does the narrator say Rudy is aware of as Francis approaches Gerald’s grave?

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

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