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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, To The Mississippi through A Postlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry's committee say about his thesis?
(a) He is being charged with plagiarism.
(b) He is finished.
(c) He will have to make revisions.
(d) He no longer has a future as a professor.

2. What does Henry find when he wakes up after the party?
(a) The party is still going on.
(b) Everyone is gone.
(c) The house is on fire.
(d) Myra.

3. What kind of school does Henry Lightcap attend?
(a) Military school.
(b) Private school.
(c) One-room schoolhouse.
(d) Public school.

4. What does Myra say when Henry calls to ask her to run away with him, in Chapter 23?
(a) That she's happily married.
(b) That she never wants to hear from him.
(c) That it's too late for them.
(d) That she'll never forgive him.

5. What does Will's house have?
(a) Baseboard heating.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) A phone.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Blacklick?

2. What does the preacher talk about at Joe's funeral?

3. How does Henry feel about the job Bat Lanahan found for him?

4. What does Henry think will happen when he dies?

5. What happens when Henry tries to buy oil with his card, in Chapter 23?

(see the answer key)

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