View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of establishment is The Gilded Cage?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A burlesque hall.
(c) A dive bar.
(d) A fancy restaurant.

3. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?
(a) South.
(b) Underground.
(c) West.
(d) North.

4. What makes it possible for Francis and Rudy to eat at the Mission?
(a) They made reservations.
(b) They have money.
(c) They are homeless.
(d) They are sober.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Dante’s epigraph from?

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

4. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample