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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Francis’ mother’s reaction to his arrival in the cemetery?
(a) Furious.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Relieved.

2. What physical debility does Reverend Chester have?
(a) Mangled hand.
(b) Facial scars.
(c) Blind eye.
(d) Clubfoot.

3. How familiar does Francis say trolleys are to him?
(a) He himself built the trolley he and Rudy ride.
(b) He used to know them well, but has forgotten.
(c) They are as familiar as his father’s face.
(d) He never rides them.

4. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?
(a) Bums.
(b) Wanderers.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Vagrants.

5. In the epigraph, what does Dante leave behind by hoisting sail with his wit?
(a) His fair wife.
(b) A sea so cruel.
(c) His beautiful homeland.
(d) His darling children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis say to Rudy when Rudy says that he ain’t dead yet?

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

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

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

5. Where does Helen sleep?

(see the answer key)

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