Henderson the Rain King | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. What question does Henderson ask at the beginning of the chapter?

What made me take this trip to Africa?

2. How much money does Henderson inherit?

Three million dollars

3. What is his father's job?

An author

4. What falls out of the books when Henderson reads them?

Money

5. What kind of eyes does Henderson say he has?

Suspicious

6. How many brothers and sisters does Henderson have?

Two

7. What is the name of Henderson's first wife?

Frances

8. From what kind of illness does Frances suffer?

Schizophrenia

9. After how many years do Henderson and Frances get a divorce?

Twenty

10. What does Henderson overhear Lily calling him?

Unkillable

11. With what does Henderson threaten to kill himself ?

A pistol

12. How many children do Lily and Henderson have?

Two

Chapter 2

1. With what did Lily's father use to kill himself?