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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes it possible for Francis and Rudy to eat at the Mission?
(a) They are sober.
(b) They are homeless.
(c) They made reservations.
(d) They have money.

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

3. Why does Helen tell Finny not to touch her chest?
(a) She is saving herself for Francis.
(b) Her scar is still healing from a recent operation.
(c) She has money in her brassiere.
(d) She is in pain from her tumor.

4. What does Francis say to Rudy when Rudy says that he ain’t dead yet?
(a) It’s just a matter of time.
(b) That’s what you think.
(c) You will be. You will be.
(d) You ain’t alive, either.

5. What dread does Francis say he associates with sex?
(a) Love.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Disease.
(d) Commitment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen say motivated her through her days?

2. What does Helen lose on her way back to the Mission?

3. What quality does the narrator says that Helen’s silk kimono has?

4. Where does Helen sleep after she and Francis leave Jack and Clara’s?

5. What is Francis guilty about, when he talks to Gerald?

(see the answer key)

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