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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What image does the narrator say Helen presents to the audience at the Gilded Cage?
(a) Age and wisdom.
(b) A life hard-lived.
(c) A monument to human endurance.
(d) Womanly disaster.

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

5. What accusation does the ghost of the first man Francis killed accuse Francis of?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Murdering his baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Francis use to describe himself as a ball player?

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

3. What does the narrator say is in short supply on Halloween night?

4. What does Rudy say his religion is?

5. What does Rudy say is Sandra’s last name?

(see the answer key)

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