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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physically connects Francis to the memory of his son’s death?
(a) Birds chirping in the trees.
(b) The winds in the grass.
(c) Tears dropping on his shoes.
(d) The sensation of his own awed astonishment at what happened.

2. What does Daddy Big say Francis’ son Billy did for him?
(a) Kept him from choking when he was sick.
(b) Got him work.
(c) Gave him money.
(d) Gave him a place to dry out.

3. What kind of establishment is The Gilded Cage?
(a) A fancy restaurant.
(b) A dive bar.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A burlesque hall.

4. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?
(a) North.
(b) Underground.
(c) West.
(d) South.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rudy say Sandra came from?

2. What does Rudy say his religion is?

3. Where does Francis say his mother probably is?

4. What does Helen say will happen to Francis if he leaves her on the street?

5. How familiar does Francis say trolleys are to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What price does Helen pay for sleeping in Finny’s car?

2. Describe the presence of the dead in Francis’ present day experience, after shoveling dirt at the cemetery.

3. How is Francis feeling at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is Reverend Chester’s policy about drunks, and what effect does it have?

5. What does Jack say Francis could have if he got straight, and what is Francis’ response?

6. Where did Francis Phelan’s family lie in the pecking order of the cemetery?

7. Describe the environment of the Gilded Cage.

8. What does Francis say is the curve of Clara’s life?

9. What kinship does Francis have with the Phelan brothers?

10. What is the message of the song Helen sings to Francis?

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