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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physically connects Francis to the memory of his son’s death?
(a) The sensation of his own awed astonishment at what happened.
(b) Birds chirping in the trees.
(c) The winds in the grass.
(d) Tears dropping on his shoes.

2. 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 will be. You will be.
(c) You ain’t alive, either.
(d) That’s what you think.

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

4. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?
(a) The rights of homeless men.
(b) The etiquette of bums.
(c) The manners of wanderers.
(d) The chivalry of drink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen lose on her way back to the Mission?

2. Where does Francis say his mother probably is?

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

4. What does Daddy Big say Francis’ son Billy did for him?

5. Where does Rudy say Sandra came from?

(see the answer key)

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