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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Francis become close to Katrina Daugherty?
(a) He pushed her out of the way of a trolley.
(b) He painted her house, and did odd jobs.
(c) He prevented her from going out of her house naked.
(d) He worked for her for years, admiring her from a distance.

2. Where does Helen sleep?
(a) Finny’s car.
(b) The Mission.
(c) Jack's.
(d) A flop.

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

4. What metaphor does Francis use to describe himself as a ball player?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Dog.

5. For whom does Helen light a candle when she goes to church?
(a) Francis.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her child.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the outcome of Helen’s one pregnancy?

2. What reason does Helen give, for abdicating from life?

3. The narrator says that Francis was “staunchly resolute” in the face of what?

4. What does Katrina say will cure all Francis’ troubles?

5. What does Francis say to Rudy when Rudy says that he ain’t dead yet?

(see the answer key)

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