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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy Boy hire Henry to wash?
(a) Walls.
(b) Venetian blinds.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Pool tables.

2. What does Henry vomit on when he gets home?
(a) His father.
(b) The Persian rug.
(c) His mother.
(d) The kitchen floor.

3. Who drives Henry home from the bar?
(a) The bar owner.
(b) The fire brigade.
(c) The police.
(d) A prostitute.

4. What is the job Chinaski turns down?
(a) Moving crates.
(b) Deboning salmon.
(c) Plucking turkeys.
(d) Shucking clams.

5. What does Henry's father criticize Henry for not doing?
(a) Enlisting in the army.
(b) Not making use of his literary talents.
(c) Marrying a decent woman.
(d) Finishing college.

6. What kind of bar is Bar O?
(a) A mafia bar.
(b) A writer's bar.
(c) A filmmaker's bar.
(d) An artist's bar.

7. What does Henry contemplate doing as he waits alone in his room?
(a) Enrolling at university.
(b) Breaking his curfew.
(c) Killing himself.
(d) Going home to his parents.

8. Why does Chinaski not shave before the job interview?
(a) He loses his razor.
(b) He wakes up too late.
(c) To win a bet.
(d) He wants to show his true self.

9. In what city does Henry swap trains?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Houston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Charlottesville.

10. What does Henry fetch for someone at the bar?
(a) A chocolate.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A pizza.
(d) A pastry.

11. What is the name of the bar owner's husband?
(a) Billy Boy.
(b) Johnny Boy.
(c) Henry Toms.
(d) Damien Cox.

12. Who does Henry describe as insects?
(a) The street prostitutes.
(b) The beggars.
(c) The street performers.
(d) People in the subway.

13. Where does Henry wake up the morning after the bar fight?
(a) A jail cell.
(b) A forest.
(c) A hotel room.
(d) A car.

14. Why does Henry say he wants a gorgeous wife?
(a) So he can stay faithful.
(b) So he can cheat on her.
(c) So he can feel loved.
(d) So he can feel satisfied.

15. What color hair does the woman sitting next to Henry at the bar have?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry find work in this section?

2. What city does Henry travel to at the beginning of this section?

3. What does Laura say Willie throws at them when they get drunk?

4. Who does Henry give his hotel ticket to?

5. What does Henry pawn in this section?

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