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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Francis get for Sandra?
(a) A coat.
(b) A place to sleep.
(c) Soup.
(d) Wine.

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

4. What brotherhood does the narrator say Francis and Rudy have between them?
(a) Brotherhood of bums.
(b) Brotherhood of the optimists.
(c) Brotherhood of the ghosts.
(d) Brotherhood of the desolate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?

2. What does Francis say about anything that “draws blood or breaks heads”?

3. What does the narrator say about the brotherhood that joins Francis and Rudy?

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

5. What does Francis say he would like to do to his mother?

(see the answer key)

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