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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marty drive in Chapter 10?

2. What is the name on the inside of the small suitcase Henry opens that has shaving supplies?

3. How many pieces are in the orchestra when Henry and Keiko hear Oscar Holden play in Chapter 12?

4. What color dress does Keiko wear when she meets Henry at the Black Elks Club in Chapter 12?

5. What type of chair does Henry find to sit in the the basement of the hotel in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What commotion does Henry see at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What are people burning in Chapter 16, and why are they burning these items?

3. Who are Chaz Preston and Denny Brown?

4. Why does Henry quit speaking to his parents when he was 12?

5. How does Henry get permission to look through the belongings in the basement of the Panama Hotel?

6. Why does Henry go to Bud's Jazz Records?

7. What does Keiko look like?

8. Why does Henry feel a quiet relief that his wife is gone?

9. How does Henry remember the way that Ethel dealt with hair loss from her cancer treatments?

10. Why does Keiko want to meet Henry in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry makes friends with Sheldon, a street musician. How does being outcasts help the two of them connect? Why do they have such a strong bond of friendship? How does that friendship affect them for the rest of their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Beatty supervises the lunchroom at Henry's elementary school. What type of woman does Mrs. Beatty seems to be? How do her actions reveal who she really is and what she thinks of Henry and Keiko?

Essay Topic 3

Henry makes a comment that we was always able to find the sweet among the bitter. In what ways is Henry able to find the sweet in life even when things are bad? How does that attitude affect his life and how he survives the experiences he has in his life?

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