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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose kidnapping did Francis’ son Billy get mixed up in?
(a) Rosskam’s baby.
(b) The daughter of a State Senator.
(c) The son of Albany’s political boss.
(d) The Lindbergh baby.

2. What does Francis tell Harold Allen he wanted to do, at the strike?
(a) Raise a ruckus.
(b) Get his job back.
(c) Get justice.
(d) Kill a man.

3. How does Helen prefer to think of her sins?
(a) As decisions.
(b) As slips.
(c) As fate.
(d) As events.

4. How does Katrina characterize her relationship with Catholicism?
(a) She does not believe, but she performs the rituals nonetheless.
(b) She is charmed by the practices, but abhors the faith.
(c) She believes but does not observe the rituals.
(d) She cherishes but does not embrace the faith.

5. What explanation does Annie give Francis, for why she never said anything about him dropping Gerald?
(a) She already knew how sorry he was.
(b) There was no use talking about it.
(c) She thought he would come back and atone for it himself.
(d) She didn’t want him to stay away from the house.

6. What literary term describes the jump back to an earlier time at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Flashback.
(b) A historical narrative.
(c) Memory.
(d) Non-linear narrative.

7. Who is remembered on All Saints Day?
(a) People who have died.
(b) Babies who died before they were christened.
(c) Martyrs who died for the church.
(d) All the people who are named for saints.

8. How does Helen characterize her relationship with Arthur?
(a) He set her free.
(b) He squandered her wealth.
(c) He kept her prisoner.
(d) He introduced her to herself.

9. Where does Francis ask Rosskam to stop his wagon?
(a) At the house where he was born and raised.
(b) At Finny’s car.
(c) At Annie’s house.
(d) At the Mission.

10. What was Francis’ job when he was living with Helen?
(a) Fixit man.
(b) Trolley car engineer.
(c) Ragman.
(d) Baseball player.

11. What turns Francis and Rosskam back in their rounds?
(a) A strike.
(b) A parade.
(c) An accident.
(d) A fire.

12. What does Francis say was his mother’s attitude toward sex?
(a) Longing.
(b) Abhorrence.
(c) Sensuality.
(d) Respect.

13. How did Helen find out that her mother had betrayed her?
(a) Her brother told her.
(b) She found her father’s will.
(c) Her father told her in a dream.
(d) Her aunt told her.

14. Whose letter is the only letter Francis has saved?
(a) Annie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Helen.
(d) Billy.

15. What are the dead folks building in Annie’s back yard, when Francis visits?
(a) A shed.
(b) A mausoleum.
(c) A grave.
(d) Bleachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Helen’s father die?

2. What does Francis imagine when Rosskam stops his wagon in Chapter 4?

3. What does Rosskam invite Francis to watch?

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

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

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