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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 Francis Phelan’s father’s reaction to Francis’ arrival?
(a) He is tormented with impatience.
(b) He is pleased to see his son.
(c) He is disturbed by unfinished business.
(d) He is heartbroken with forgiveness.

2. What does the narrator say was Francis’ relationship with prayer?
(a) He prayed religiously for his health and others’.
(b) He always resisted speaking to imaginary people.
(c) He prayed for forgiveness for his sins.
(d) He never knew what to pray for.

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

4. Where does Helen sleep after she and Francis leave Jack and Clara’s?
(a) Finny’s car.
(b) The weeds.
(c) The Mission.
(d) A flop house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Francis sleep after he and Helen leave Jack and Clara’s?

2. Where does Francis Phelan find his family’s graves?

3. What was Francis Phelan’s batting average in 1916?

4. What role had Dick Doolan played in Francis’ life?

5. What are Francis’ feelings about the house he was born in?

(see the answer key)

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