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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 Rudy say his religion is?
(a) Non-believer.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Pagan.
(d) Protestant.

2. Who was the first man Francis Phelan killed?
(a) Donovan.
(b) Martin Daugherty.
(c) Harold Allen.
(d) Iron Joe Farrell.

3. What does Rudy say is Sandra’s last name?
(a) Sandra Get-me-another.
(b) Sandra Easy.
(c) Sandra Eskimo.
(d) Sandra There-ain’t-no-more.

4. What is the price Helen pays for sleeping where she does after leaving Clara's house?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) A sex act.
(c) She stays for free.
(d) Six dollars.

5. When did the confrontation with the scabs take place?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the seven deadly sins prompts Francis to get defensive?

2. What is Francis’ reaction when Rudy tells him he is frivolous?

3. How long have Francis and Helen known each other?

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

5. Where does Helen sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Francis’ relationship with his mother.

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

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

7. What does Francis’ conversation with Rudy tell us about his relationship with Helen?

8. Describe the relationship between Francis and Rudy.

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

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

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