View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state does Henry travel to after New Orleans?
(a) Colorado.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

2. What is the blond woman's name?
(a) Polly.
(b) Janice.
(c) Wren.
(d) Laura.

3. What is Carson Gentry's job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Comedian.

4. What is the name of the woman who checks to see if Henry is okay?
(a) Phylis.
(b) Wren.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Jackie.

5. What city does Henry arrive in at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Houston.

6. What city does Chinaski arrive in at the beginning of the book?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

8. Who is Willie's main girl?
(a) Janice.
(b) Grace.
(c) Polly.
(d) Laura.

9. What does Henry cash in to get money?
(a) Empty bottles.
(b) Vinyls.
(c) Books.
(d) Clothes.

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

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

12. What kind of fight does Henry have with Hilda and Gertrude at the end of this section?
(a) A snowball fight.
(b) A pillow fight.
(c) A knife fight.
(d) An apple fight.

13. Where does Henry wake up the morning after the bar fight?
(a) A forest.
(b) A car.
(c) A jail cell.
(d) A hotel room.

14. Who is receiving $50 a month from Willie for the rest of her life?
(a) Laura.
(b) Grace.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jerry.

15. How does Henry describe Gertrude's nose?
(a) Flat.
(b) Nosy.
(c) Cute.
(d) Eagle like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Willie strewn across his apartment floor?

2. Why does Henry decide to quit his job as a driver?

3. What kind of alcohol does Henry say he enjoys?

4. What is the name of Willie's opera?

5. What does Laura say Willie throws at them when they get drunk?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 341 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample