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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Francis Phelan’s family derived from?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

2. How does the narrator say Daddy Big Dugan died?
(a) Old age.
(b) Jumped off a bridge.
(c) Stabbing.
(d) Inhaling his vomit.

3. How did Aldo Campione die?
(a) Shot in the back.
(b) His neck was broken in a fight.
(c) He died of exposure.
(d) Fell from a train.

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

5. Who was the first man Francis Phelan killed?
(a) Donovan.
(b) Martin Daugherty.
(c) Harold Allen.
(d) Iron Joe Farrell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudy say his religion is?

2. What accusation does the ghost of the first man Francis killed accuse Francis of?

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

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

5. What image does the narrator say Helen presents to the audience at the Gilded Cage?

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