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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the price Helen pays for sleeping where she does after leaving Clara's house?
(a) She stays for free.
(b) A sex act.
(c) Six dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

2. What had Dick Doolan’s job been, when he worked in the Tenderloin?
(a) Gangster.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Bouncer.
(d) Cop.

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

4. How long have Francis and Helen known each other?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Twenty-two years.
(d) Nine years.

5. How does Francis characterize Helen in bed?
(a) A first-rate heller.
(b) A slippery eel.
(c) A sack of potatoes.
(d) A force to be reckoned with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the year does Ironweed start on?

2. How does Francis characterize Sandra’s life?

3. Where is Clara when Francis and Helen arrive at Jack’s flat?

4. What does Helen say will happen to Francis if he leaves her on the street?

5. What does the narrator say is the real basis of the kinship the young Phelan brothers feel with Francis?

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