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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Henry visit Nicole in Chapter 21?
(a) During a lull in his relationship with Lydia.
(b) The night before his marriage to Lydia.
(c) On Thanksgiving.
(d) On Christmas Day.

2. What does Tammie offer to sell Henry for cash the first day that she meets him?
(a) Sex.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

3. Where does Henry meet Lydia Vance?
(a) At his apartment.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At his first poetry reading.
(d) At a bar.

4. How does Lydia find out about Henry's affair with Nicole?
(a) She does not find out about Henry's affair with Nicole.
(b) Nicole writes to her and tells her.
(c) He tells her about it.
(d) She follows him to Nicole's apartment.

5. Why does Henry agree to Tammie's request after his return from Galveston?
(a) Because his editor agrees to pay for Tammie's expenses.
(b) Henry does not agree to Tammie's request.
(c) Because he missed her while he was away.
(d) Because Tammie cries and begs.

6. How does Tammie react to Henry's absence in Chapter 57?
(a) She does not seem to notice that he has been gone.
(b) She is gone when Henry returns to Los Angeles.
(c) She is angry that he left without telling her.
(d) She misses him a lot.

7. What city does Henry visit in Chapter 54?
(a) Galveston, Texas.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) New York City, New York.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

8. Who does Henry sleep with shortly after his return to Los Angeles in Chapter 33?
(a) Laura Stanley.
(b) Lydia Vance.
(c) Joanna Dover.
(d) Dee Dee Bronson.

9. What do Henry and Lydia fight about after Lydia introduces her sister to Henry's friend?
(a) Lydia sleeping with Marvin on a previous occasion.
(b) Lydia inviting her sister to stay with them without his permission.
(c) Henry coming on to Valerie.
(d) Henry deciding to leave Lydia.

10. With whom does Tammie begin an overt sexual flirtation with in Chapters 49 through 51?
(a) Marvin.
(b) Her brother's friend.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Henry.

11. Where is Henry's first stop in Chapter 7?
(a) Galveston, Texas.
(b) New York City.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Illinois.

12. Where does Lydia call Henry from in Chapter 45?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Galveston.
(d) Phoenix.

13. What does Lydia leave for Henry when she moves out of his apartment complex?
(a) Photographs of them together.
(b) A pair of blue underwear.
(c) The sculpture of Henry's head.
(d) Money for rent.

14. What do Lydia and her sisters discuss that disgusts Henry in Chapter 30?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Menstruation.
(c) Affairs.
(d) Sexual intercourse.

15. In Chapter 8, why does Henry's sponsor say that Henry can have his pick of any girl in the crowd?
(a) Because the girls are all prostitutes.
(b) Due to Southern hospitality.
(c) Due to Henry's wealth.
(d) Because he is so attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry start a fight with Lydia right before his new-found friend arrives from New York?

2. Who picks Henry up from the airport in the beginning of Chapter 54?

3. What does Henry accuse Lydia of being before Mindy arrives?

4. When her sister from Utah visits in Chapter 22, who does Lydia introduce her to?

5. What does Henry Chinaski gain fame as?

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