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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. Where is Francis Phelan’s family derived from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

2. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?
(a) The rights of homeless men.
(b) The manners of wanderers.
(c) The chivalry of drink.
(d) The etiquette of bums.

3. What does Helen say will happen to Francis if he leaves her on the street?
(a) He will be lost.
(b) She will die.
(c) He will freeze.
(d) He will forget her.

4. What urge does Francis have when he and Helen leave Jack and Clara’s?
(a) To run.
(b) To make love to Helen.
(c) To sleep.
(d) To drink.

5. What accusation does the ghost of the first man Francis killed accuse Francis of?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Murdering his baby.
(d) Selfishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Francis kill Dick Doolan?

2. When did the confrontation with the scabs take place?

3. Where does Helen sleep after she and Francis leave Jack and Clara’s?

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

5. Where does Rudy say Sandra came from?

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. What effect is created by the author’s sophisticated vocabulary?

4. Describe the brotherhood Francis and Rudy share.

5. What is the importance of Halloween in the book’s setting?

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

7. Describe the environment of the Gilded Cage.

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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