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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Rudy is aware of as Francis approaches Gerald’s grave?
(a) Francis going slightly insane.
(b) The weather turning colder.
(c) Something momentous happening.
(d) The truck starting up, to take them back to the city.

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

3. Why does Francis work in the cemetery?
(a) To redeem his suitcase at a hotel.
(b) To get Helen out of jail.
(c) To make money to pay a lawyer.
(d) To get money for a place to stay.

4. What is Francis’ reaction when Rudy tells him he is frivolous?
(a) He retreats into enigmatic silence.
(b) He insults Rudy genially.
(c) He gets angry.
(d) He clowns around.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cemetery are Francis and Rudy working in for the day?

2. What does Gerald hope Francis will do after making this visit?

3. What does Rudy tell Francis the doctor diagnosed him with?

4. What physically connects Francis to the memory of his son’s death?

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

(see the answer key)

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