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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Francis’ reaction when Rudy tells him he is frivolous?
(a) He clowns around.
(b) He insults Rudy genially.
(c) He gets angry.
(d) He retreats into enigmatic silence.

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

4. What kind of cemetery are Francis and Rudy working in for the day?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Methodist.

5. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) Underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Francis characterize Sandra’s life?

2. What is the essence of Francis’ response when Rudy asks where they are going?

3. Where is Francis Phelan’s family derived from?

4. How does the narrator say Daddy Big Dugan died?

5. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?

(see the answer key)

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