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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. In Chapter 5, why is Helen angry at Francis?
(a) He cannot take care of himself.
(b) He is always abandoning her.
(c) He willfully cuckolds himself.
(d) He will never commit to her.

2. What was the outcome of Helen’s one pregnancy?
(a) A girl who was taken from her.
(b) A boy who died young.
(c) Miscarriage.
(d) A stillborn baby.

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

4. What did Fiddler Quain do with Francis in 1901?
(a) Ride the rails.
(b) Work at a shop.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Participate in the trolley strike.

5. How does the narrator characterize Helen after her relationship with Arthur ended?
(a) A bird migrating to nowhere.
(b) A woman without a home.
(c) A windblown weed.
(d) A wasted legacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis say he connects scars to?

2. What dread does Francis say he associates with sex?

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

4. What year was Francis born in?

5. How did Helen’s father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Francis’ kids react to seeing him?

2. What does Rosskam tell Francis about his sex life?

3. Describe Rosskam and his environment.

4. Describe Annie’s greeting when Francis arrives at her house.

5. How does Francis characterize the difference between Annie’s kiss and Katrina’s?

6. Who was Katrina Daugherty and what was her role in Francis’ life?

7. What deal do Francis and Rosskam strike regarding Francis’ pay for the day?

8. What prompts Francis to get down from Rosskam’s wagon and quit for the day?

9. Why does Helen say that she and Francis could not marry?

10. How does the narrative change in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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