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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of establishment is The Gilded Cage?
(a) A dive bar.
(b) A saloon.
(c) A fancy restaurant.
(d) A burlesque hall.

2. What does the narrator say about the brotherhood that joins Francis and Rudy?
(a) They are the founding members.
(b) It comes into being whenever Francis and Rudy drink together.
(c) It has been passed down since the beginning of time.
(d) It has never existed.

3. How does Francis describe Helen to Rudy?
(a) He says that she never gives him any peace with her nagging.
(b) He says that she’s the best woman he’s ever known.
(c) He says that he can never tell where she is.
(d) He says that he can’t wait to be finished with her.

4. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?
(a) Bums.
(b) Vagrants.
(c) Wanderers.
(d) Gypsies.

5. What does Gerald hope Francis will do after making this visit?
(a) Stop trying to die.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Die in peace.
(d) Make new babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Francis characterize himself and Rudy?

2. Where does Rudy say Sandra came from?

3. What does Francis get for Sandra?

4. What does Daddy Big say Francis’ son Billy did for him?

5. What was Francis Phelan’s batting average in 1916?

(see the answer key)

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