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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 much does Francis take in pay from Rosskam?
(a) $5.75.
(b) $5.25.
(c) $7.75.
(d) $3.75.

2. Where did Helen meet Arthur?
(a) A symphony performance.
(b) On the street.
(c) Arthur’s piano store.
(d) Through a friend.

3. What statement of Francis’ does Helen say is prophetic?
(a) That he never amounted to nothing.
(b) That he knows how to really live.
(c) That he’s always been a wanderer.
(d) That he never knew how to take care of anyone.

4. What does Francis ask a woman in the street in Chapter 6?
(a) Where he can get a turkey.
(b) Where his house used to be.
(c) Where he can get a jug.
(d) Where he is.

5. What does Francis protect Katrina Daugherty from?
(a) His mother.
(b) Robbers.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) Scandal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Katrina serve to Francis?

2. How did Helen’s mother use the money that should have been for Helen?

3. Who does Francis recognize in King Brady’s saloon?

4. What does Katrina ask Francis about her scar?

5. What advice does Keats give Francis about seeing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of peace does Francis make with Annie?

2. How does Francis describe having met Helen when he was younger?

3. How did Helen’s father’s death change her life?

4. What does Francis buy from Rosskam, and what is its significance?

5. How does Helen feel about her life, when she is summing it up as she dies?

6. What prompts Francis to get down from Rosskam’s wagon and quit for the day?

7. Describe Annie’s greeting when Francis arrives at her house.

8. Describe Rosskam and his environment.

9. What memories does Rosskam’s sex talk evoke for Francis?

10. How does the narrative change in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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