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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Francis Phelan’s batting average in 1916?
(a) .405.
(b) .314.
(c) .387.
(d) .256.

2. What knowledge does Francis say he and Rudy share?
(a) The manners of wanderers.
(b) The chivalry of drink.
(c) The etiquette of bums.
(d) The rights of homeless men.

3. Who was the first man Francis Phelan killed?
(a) Donovan.
(b) Martin Daugherty.
(c) Harold Allen.
(d) Iron Joe Farrell.

4. How does Francis characterize Helen in bed?
(a) A first-rate heller.
(b) A sack of potatoes.
(c) A force to be reckoned with.
(d) A slippery eel.

5. How does the narrator characterize Francis’ mother’s reaction to his arrival in the cemetery?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image does the narrator say Helen presents to the audience at the Gilded Cage?

2. What makes it possible for Francis and Rudy to eat at the Mission?

3. Where does Francis Phelan find his family’s graves?

4. How familiar does Francis say trolleys are to him?

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

(see the answer key)

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