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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Claire say she cannot have a relationship with Henry?
(a) He is drinking too much.
(b) She is religious.
(c) He is too violent.
(d) She is too young.

2. What does Henry remember about working with Joe?
(a) Being afraid of doing something wrong.
(b) The sun on his stubble.
(c) Not being able to see him through the crops.
(d) The smell of his shirt.

3. Where does Henry go after the funeral?
(a) He stayed on the farm.
(b) To Myra.
(c) Back to the West.
(d) To New York.

4. Where does Will find work after returning from the war?
(a) Driving trucks for the lumber company.
(b) Mining.
(c) Lumbering.
(d) Building roads.

5. What does Myra ask Henry to do for her?
(a) Give her money.
(b) Help her get an abortion.
(c) Help her find the father.
(d) Act as the father to the baby she's pregnant with.

6. What does Henry find work doing, at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Highway department foreman.
(b) Park ranger.
(c) Logging.
(d) Writing.

7. How is Solstice looking, at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Bad.
(b) Almost dead.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Refreshed.

8. How long had it been since Henry and Myra have been together when Henry arrives in New York?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) A year.
(d) Two years.

9. What does Claire tell Henry she thinks about him?
(a) He is too good for her.
(b) He isn't really coming.
(c) He isn't serious.
(d) He is going to be too passionate.

10. Who is James Killoran?
(a) Henry's drinking companion.
(b) Henry's boss.
(c) Henry's client.
(d) Henry's assistant.

11. What does Will throw into Joe's grave?
(a) Joe's hand radio.
(b) Joe's pipe.
(c) Joe's pocketknife.
(d) Joe's chainsaw.

12. What augury does Henry find in the hotel, in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Something about cats and water.
(b) Something about the river and time.
(c) Something about help from the hills.
(d) Something about death and transformation.

13. Why doesn'tt Henry meet Claire in Denver before she leaves for college?
(a) He cannot find her address.
(b) He hears a man with her.
(c) He gets drunk and passes out.
(d) He never makes it to Denver.

14. Where does Claire agree to meet Henry?
(a) Glenwood Springs.
(b) Stump Creek.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Louis.

15. What does Claire invite Henry to?
(a) A reading.
(b) A concert.
(c) An art opening.
(d) A dance performance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry tell Myra in answer to her request?

2. What does Will say when he sees Henry on the tracks?

3. Where are Henry and Claire married?

4. Where does Myra go to when she leaves Henry?

5. Where does Henry plan to stop on his way to his job?

(see the answer keys)

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