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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does the narrator characterize the effect of Francis handling things from his previous life?
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Uncanny.
(c) Delightful.
(d) Redemptive.
2. What does Rosskam invite Francis to watch?
(a) A sex act.
(b) A woman undressing.
(c) A feat of strength.
(d) An effective negotiating strategy.
3. What revenge did Helen get on her mother?
(a) She poisoned her.
(b) She ruined herself out of spite.
(c) She moved away, and let her brother put their mother in a home.
(d) She took her case to the police, and made her brother give her money.
4. What does Helen say is her lucky star?
(a) The North Star.
(b) Venus.
(c) God.
(d) Mercury.
5. Who does Francis recognize in King Brady’s saloon?
(a) Himself.
(b) Annie.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Men he used to know.
Short Answer Questions
1. What desire does Francis say he feels when Rosskam tells him about the women he makes love to during his rounds?
2. Who is remembered on All Saints Day?
3. Why does Helen tell Finny not to touch her chest?
4. What does Francis say was his mother’s attitude toward sex?
5. Why was Billy in trouble with the politicians?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Francis’ kids react to seeing him?
2. How is Helen’s death different from other deaths in Ironweed?
3. What memories does Rosskam’s sex talk evoke for Francis?
4. How did Helen’s father’s death change her life?
5. What kind of peace does Francis make with Annie?
6. Describe Annie’s greeting when Francis arrives at her house.
7. What does Francis buy from Rosskam, and what is its significance?
8. Why does Helen say that she and Francis could not marry?
9. Describe Rosskam and his environment.
10. What prompts Francis to get down from Rosskam’s wagon and quit for the day?
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