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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francis imagine when Rosskam stops his wagon in Chapter 4?
(a) His son slipping out of his hands.
(b) His wife living her days without him, not telling anyone what happened to Gerald.
(c) The face of Harold Allen as he was hit with the rock Francis threw.
(d) His parents moving into the house and raising him.

2. What day of the year does Ironweed start on?
(a) Day of the Dead.
(b) All Saints’ Day.
(c) All Souls’ Day.
(d) Halloween.

3. What quality does the narrator says that Helen’s silk kimono has?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Shoddiness.
(c) Translucency.
(d) Elegance.

4. How did Aldo Campione die?
(a) Fell from a train.
(b) He died of exposure.
(c) Shot in the back.
(d) His neck was broken in a fight.

5. What does Helen say will happen to Francis if he leaves her on the street?
(a) He will forget her.
(b) He will freeze.
(c) He will be lost.
(d) She will die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image does the narrator say Helen presents to the audience at the Gilded Cage?

2. Why does Helen tell Finny not to touch her chest?

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

4. How does the narrator characterize Helen after her relationship with Arthur ended?

5. Who does Francis see enter the bathroom with him in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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