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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Francis and the others do with Sandra?
(a) Move her body into the Mission.
(b) Take her to a flop.
(c) Leave her in the cold.
(d) Call her an ambulance.

2. Where is Dante’s epigraph from?
(a) The Inferno.
(b) The Vita Nuova.
(c) The Paradiso.
(d) The Purgatorio.

3. What does the narrator say came from Rowdy Dick Doolan’s head when Francis saw him in a vision?
(a) Birds.
(b) Blood.
(c) A glow.
(d) Weeds.

4. What is Francis Phelan’s father’s reaction to Francis’ arrival?
(a) He is tormented with impatience.
(b) He is pleased to see his son.
(c) He is heartbroken with forgiveness.
(d) He is disturbed by unfinished business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What urge does Francis have when he and Helen leave Jack and Clara’s?

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

3. Which street does Francis say he used to own?

4. Where does Francis sleep after he and Helen leave Jack and Clara’s?

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

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