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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 does the narrator say is the real basis of the kinship the young Phelan brothers feel with Francis?
(a) Family.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Poverty.

2. What is Francis guilty about, when he talks to Gerald?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Abandoning his family.
(c) Dropping the baby.
(d) Taking lovers.

3. How does the narrator characterize Francis’ mother’s reaction to his arrival in the cemetery?
(a) Delighted.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Furious.

4. How does Francis characterize his reaction to the death of Dick Doolan?
(a) He was intent on praying for redemption.
(b) He was determined to justify the death.
(c) He was compelled to flee.
(d) He was driven to confess.

5. Which of the seven deadly sins prompts Francis to get defensive?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Greed.
(c) Envy.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical debility does Reverend Chester have?

2. How does the narrator characterize Gerald’s eternal repose?

3. How did Aldo Campione die?

4. What does the narrator say about the brotherhood that joins Francis and Rudy?

5. How does Francis characterize himself and Rudy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Gerald’s body in the grave?

2. What is Rowdy Dick Doolan’s role in Francis’ story?

3. What misfortune besets Helen after she returns to the Mission with Francis and Rudy?

4. How did Francis’ father die?

5. What state is Sandra in when Francis, Helen and Rudy and Pee Wee return from the Gilded Cage?

6. Describe Francis’ baseball career.

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

8. What expression does Francis use when something is finally and absolutely concluded?

9. Describe the brotherhood Francis and Rudy share.

10. How did Francis end up with a job shoveling dirt at the cemetery?

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