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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Will dig Joe's grave?
(a) Old Dan.
(b) Bill Gatlin.
(c) Henry.
(d) Van Hoss.

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

3. Who is the father of Myra's baby?
(a) A writer.
(b) A painter.
(c) A married man.
(d) An Indian.

4. What does Henry plan to do when he meets Claire?
(a) Take her for a picnic.
(b) Take her for a drive.
(c) Take her to the theatre.
(d) Abduct her.

5. Where does Myra go to when she leaves Henry?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) California.
(d) Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace tell Henry she thinks of him when she calls him?

2. What does Henry ask Claire to do after the concert?

3. Where is Henry's pain in the present?

4. How old is Claire when she meets Henry?

5. What does Will find when he returns from the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joe's funeral.

2. Describe Henry's state, in Chapter 13, as he drives eastward.

3. Why does Henry return to New York?

4. What does Henry dream in the postlude?

5. What happens to Henry and Claire's daughter?

6. What are Henry's thoughts when he muses on death, in chapter 17?

7. Describe Henry's visit to Denver to see Claire.

8. Why does Henry almost not go home?

9. What is Henry's experience finding work in New York?

10. Describe Henry's trip to Denver to see Claire before she leaves for college.

(see the answer keys)

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