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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the outcome of Helen’s one pregnancy?
(a) A boy who died young.
(b) A stillborn baby.
(c) Miscarriage.
(d) A girl who was taken from her.

2. What does Francis get for Sandra?
(a) Soup.
(b) A place to sleep.
(c) A coat.
(d) Wine.

3. What had Dick Doolan’s job been, when he worked in the Tenderloin?
(a) Bouncer.
(b) Cop.
(c) Pickpocket.
(d) Gangster.

4. How does the narrator characterize Rosskam?
(a) Pudgy and short.
(b) Tall and young.
(c) Severe and impatient.
(d) Filthy and broad-chested.

5. How does Katrina characterize her life?
(a) A labor of love.
(b) A prison.
(c) A sacrament.
(d) Death in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What desire does Francis say he feels when Rosskam tells him about the women he makes love to during his rounds?

2. How did Helen find out that her mother had betrayed her?

3. Where did Francis tell the intern in Indiana his fingertip was?

4. How does Francis characterize his mother?

5. What is Francis Phelan’s father’s reaction to Francis’ arrival?

(see the answer key)

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