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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical debility does Reverend Chester have?
(a) Blind eye.
(b) Mangled hand.
(c) Clubfoot.
(d) Facial scars.

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

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

4. What does the narrator say is in short supply on Halloween night?
(a) Temperance.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Fear.
(d) Grace.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Francis Phelan’s batting average in 1916?

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

4. What does Rudy tell Francis the doctor diagnosed him with?

5. How familiar does Francis say trolleys are to him?

(see the answer key)

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