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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 Gerald hope Francis will do after making this visit?
(a) Die in peace.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Stop trying to die.
(d) Make new babies.

2. When did the confrontation with the scabs take place?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1897.

3. The narrator says that Francis was “staunchly resolute” in the face of what?
(a) Capricious and adverse fate.
(b) A knife attack.
(c) The need to quit drinking.
(d) Suffering.

4. What was Francis Phelan’s batting average in 1916?
(a) .314.
(b) .256.
(c) .387.
(d) .405.

5. Where does Rudy say Sandra came from?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) California.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen say she was doing while Sandra was dying?

2. How does Francis say he behaves when he is drunk?

3. What does the narrator say came from Rowdy Dick Doolan’s head when Francis saw him in a vision?

4. In the epigraph, what does Dante leave behind by hoisting sail with his wit?

5. What does the narrator say was Francis’ relationship with prayer?

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