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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) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

2. What does Francis say about anything that “draws blood or breaks heads”?
(a) He knows how it tastes.
(b) He regrets learning about it.
(c) He has held it in his hand.
(d) He has seen it in action.

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

4. Which of the seven deadly sins prompts Francis to get defensive?
(a) Greed.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Lust.
(d) Envy.

5. What does Francis say to Rudy when Rudy says that he ain’t dead yet?
(a) That’s what you think.
(b) You ain’t alive, either.
(c) It’s just a matter of time.
(d) You will be. You will be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Francis afraid will happen to Sandra?

2. Where is Dante’s epigraph from?

3. How did Aldo Campione die?

4. How does Francis characterize Sandra’s life?

5. What physically connects Francis to the memory of his son’s death?

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