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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. Why was Billy in trouble with the politicians?
(a) They thought he was in cahoots with kidnappers.
(b) They thought he was rigging the card games he ran.
(c) They thought that he was getting his father to vote against them twenty times.
(d) They thought he was stealing from them.

2. What does Katrina ask Francis about her scar?
(a) Whether he will kiss it.
(b) Whether he knows how she got it.
(c) Whether he likes it.
(d) Whether he can make it go away.

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

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

5. How does Katrina characterize her life?
(a) Death in life.
(b) A prison.
(c) A labor of love.
(d) A sacrament.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does the narrator says that Helen’s silk kimono has?

2. For whom does Helen light a candle when she goes to church?

3. What does Katrina tell Francis her poet sees?

4. What does Francis say was his mother’s attitude toward sex?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative change in Chapter 5?

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

3. Describe Helen’s relationship with Arthur.

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

5. What peace does Francis establish with the ghosts who have been following him?

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

7. Why does Helen say that she and Francis could not marry?

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

9. What was Francis’ mother’s relationship with Katrina Daugherty like?

10. What deal do Francis and Rosskam strike regarding Francis’ pay for the day?

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