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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. Who does Henry arrange to visit at the end of Chapter 53?

2. Who begins to write Henry from New York in Chapter 24?

3. What is the name of the woman that Henry sleeps with after his reading in Chapter 31?

4. What does Tammie beg to do after Henry returns from Galveston?

5. What does Lydia pay close attention to when she and Henry go to the beach in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapters 36 through 38, how do Henry and Laura feel about each other?

2. What is Valerie's role in Chapter 9?

3. What happens when Lydia's sister visits in Chapter 22, and why does this cause a fight between Henry and Lydia?

4. How does Henry's relationship with Tammie develop?

5. Why do Henry and Lydia fight in Chapter 25, and what is their fight about?

6. What happens at the party in Chapter 4?

7. What happens while Henry is in Arkansas in Chapter 8?

8. Where does Henry go in Chapter 54, and why?

9. Describe Henry's encounter in Chapter 10.

10. Describe Arlene and Tammie.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Henry and Bobby's friendship affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does Henry's literary career make "all of his dreams come true"?

Essay Topic 3

How can "Women" be read as semi-autobiographical of Bukowski?

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