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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 image does Katrina’s poet have of her?
(a) A serpent with long hair.
(b) A bird being chased by a hawk.
(c) A crow flying away from a poisoned squirrel.
(d) A caged woman eating a rabbit.

2. Whose letter is the only letter Francis has saved?
(a) Billy.
(b) Annie.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Helen.

3. What was Francis’ job when he was living with Helen?
(a) Baseball player.
(b) Ragman.
(c) Trolley car engineer.
(d) Fixit man.

4. How long did Francis and Annie court before they married?
(a) A month and a half.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three months.

5. How did Helen’s father die?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) Illness.
(c) Jumped off a bridge.
(d) Train wreck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosskam demonstrate his strength?

2. Why had Helen turned down a sandwich at Jack and Clara’s?

3. What is Francis’ response to Katrina’s scar?

4. What statement of Francis’ does Helen say is prophetic?

5. What does Francis say was his mother’s attitude toward sex?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of peace does Francis make with Annie?

2. What was Francis’ mother’s relationship with Katrina Daugherty like?

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

4. How does Helen feel about her life, when she is summing it up as she dies?

5. Describe Rosskam and his environment.

6. Why is Helen angry with Francis, when she thinks about him in the hotel?

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

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

9. What memories does Rosskam’s sex talk evoke for Francis?

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

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