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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry's father criticize Henry for not doing?
(a) Enlisting in the army.
(b) Not making use of his literary talents.
(c) Marrying a decent woman.
(d) Finishing college.

2. When is the only time Willie will allow his girls to drink?
(a) When he is drinking.
(b) In the holidays.
(c) After midnight.
(d) When he is away.

3. Where does Henry find work in this section?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) A dog food factory.
(c) A tailors.
(d) A ladies' dress shop.

4. What do the men on the train receive from the train company?
(a) Money for food and room.
(b) A night in a bar.
(c) Tickets for food and a room.
(d) Music and party food.

5. In what city does Henry swap trains?
(a) Dallas.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Charlottesville.
(d) Houston.

6. How does Henry describe the man who has to show him his job at the factory?
(a) A wannabe manager.
(b) A hairless virgin.
(c) A toothless elf.
(d) An ugly pug.

7. What does Henry vomit on when he gets home?
(a) The kitchen floor.
(b) His father.
(c) The Persian rug.
(d) His mother.

8. Who does Henry claim not to like?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) People.
(d) Communists.

9. What does Henry buy for $35?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) A car.
(d) A bicycle.

10. What college did Henry attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Los Angeles City College.
(c) San Francisco City College.
(d) Princeton.

11. What does Gertrude reveal to Henry in this section?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has a boyfriend.
(d) She loves him.

12. What kind of hat does Willie wear while driving his car?
(a) A cowboy hat.
(b) A captain's hat.
(c) A bowler hat.
(d) A hunter's hat.

13. Where does Henry travel to at the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Philidelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Louis.

14. What does Henry's mother rip his face with?
(a) A knife.
(b) Scissors.
(c) A broken bottle.
(d) Her nails.

15. What kind of bar is Bar O?
(a) A mafia bar.
(b) A filmmaker's bar.
(c) A writer's bar.
(d) An artist's bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cafe opposite Chinaski's room?

2. What color hair does the woman sitting next to Henry at the bar have?

3. What is the name of Henry's old college friend?

4. What does Billy Boy hire Henry to wash?

5. Who drives Henry home from the bar?

(see the answer keys)

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