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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. Why can't Don Williams drink any more?

2. What does Henry find in a ditch when he stops to go to the bathroom, at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Who is the first guest at Henry's housewarming party?

4. What does Henry think the add-on building would be good for?

5. What does Henry's mother see in Henry's personality?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Red Ginter and what role does he play in Henry Lightcap's childhood?

2. What is Henry's experience of the war like?

3. Who is Roggoway, and what is Henry's interaction with him?

4. What does Henry find when he gets to the bank?

5. What does Henry learn from his military experience?

6. How would you characterize Henry Lightcap's relationships with women?

7. Describe Henry's arrival at Van Hoss's place.

8. When and why does Henry begin hitchhiking?

9. What is Henry's routine for his road trip?

10. What is Henry's relationship with the landscape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry Lightcap is a Hedonist of the first order--how does Abbey feel about sensual pleasures, and is there a contradiction in *reading* about pleasures of the flesh?

Essay Topic 2

What is Henry's relationship with his family? In what ways is he a misfit? In what ways is he one of them?

Essay Topic 3

What is Henry Lightcap's best relationship in 'Fool's Progress', and what makes it dearest to him? What relation does this relationship have with his other relationships?

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