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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does Francis use to describe himself as a ball player?
(a) Dog.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

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

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

4. How does the narrator characterize Gerald’s eternal repose?
(a) Sublimity.
(b) Struggle.
(c) Torment.
(d) Abdication.

5. How does Francis characterize Clara?
(a) Crazy.
(b) A good bum.
(c) Sick.
(d) Brilliant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Francis see enter the bathroom with him in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. What are Francis’ feelings about the house he was born in?

5. Where does Francis Phelan find his family’s graves?

(see the answer key)

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