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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Francis say he behaves when he is drunk?
(a) He gets sentimental.
(b) He gets sick.
(c) He gets violent.
(d) He goes to sleep.

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

3. Where does Helen sleep?
(a) Finny’s car.
(b) Jack's.
(c) A flop.
(d) The Mission.

4. What desire does Francis say he feels when Rosskam tells him about the women he makes love to during his rounds?
(a) To run away.
(b) To make love with Helen.
(c) To smash Rosskam’s skull in.
(d) To feel desire as he felt it once.

5. What role had Dick Doolan played in Francis’ life?
(a) He tried to cut off Francis’ feet.
(b) He played baseball with Francis.
(c) He was the one who took Francis in when Francis was running from the law.
(d) He was killed when Francis hit him with a stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis think Helen is doing, wherever she is?

2. What is William Kennedy using when he says that Helen’s money is the last twelve dollars of her life?

3. What does the narrator say is in short supply on Halloween night?

4. What pitch does Francis teach Daniel to throw?

5. What year was Francis born in?

(see the answer key)

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