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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen lose on her way back to the Mission?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her show.
(c) Her coat.
(d) Her keys.

2. What urge does Francis have when he and Helen leave Jack and Clara’s?
(a) To drink.
(b) To run.
(c) To sleep.
(d) To make love to Helen.

3. How does Francis characterize his reaction to the death of Dick Doolan?
(a) He was driven to confess.
(b) He was compelled to flee.
(c) He was intent on praying for redemption.
(d) He was determined to justify the death.

4. Where did Francis tell the intern in Indiana his fingertip was?
(a) In the weeds.
(b) In a river.
(c) On a train.
(d) Buried.

5. Who does Francis see enter the bathroom with him in Chapter 3?
(a) Jack.
(b) Dick Doolan.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Gerald’s eternal repose?

2. What does Francis say is ‘standard survival currency everywhere’?

3. Who was the first man Francis Phelan killed?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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