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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Francis go after the first time he killed a man?
(a) West.
(b) Underground.
(c) North.
(d) South.

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

3. Where is Dante’s epigraph from?
(a) The Purgatorio.
(b) The Vita Nuova.
(c) The Inferno.
(d) The Paradiso.

4. What does the narrator say is in short supply on Halloween night?
(a) Grace.
(b) Fear.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Temperance.

5. What kind of cemetery are Francis and Rudy working in for the day?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Francis and Rudy characterize themselves?

2. What accusation does the ghost of the first man Francis killed accuse Francis of?

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

4. What year is it in the present moment of the novel?

5. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?

(see the answer key)

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