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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Henry been sending to magazines three times a week?
(a) Letters.
(b) Stories.
(c) Manuscripts.
(d) Pictures.

3. What is the blond woman's name?
(a) Laura.
(b) Polly.
(c) Wren.
(d) Janice.

4. What does Henry plead guilty to?
(a) Stealing alcohol.
(b) Blocking traffic.
(c) Breaching the peace.
(d) Injuring a minor.

5. What does Willie say he needs for his opera?
(a) A librettist.
(b) A conducter.
(c) A singer.
(d) A soundman.

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

7. What kind of alcohol does Henry say he enjoys?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whisky.
(d) Vodka.

8. What does the landlady's boyfriend give Henry for feeding the chickens?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Women.
(d) Books.

9. What does Hilda do when Getrude introduces Henry to her?
(a) Screams.
(b) Faints.
(c) Giggles.
(d) Blushes.

10. What has Willie strewn across his apartment floor?
(a) Coins.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Wax figures.
(d) Broken glass.

11. Where does Henry take a job in this section?
(a) A library.
(b) An auto parts warehouse.
(c) A boarding school.
(d) A gas station.

12. What does Henry do every night after work?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Writes.
(c) Attends church.
(d) Watches films.

13. Where does Henry go with Tim?
(a) A bar.
(b) A house party.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A brothel.

14. What does Henry have to put up in the subways?
(a) Subway maps.
(b) Warning signs.
(c) Posters.
(d) Paintings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry wake up the morning after the bar fight?

2. What does Henry say the bar nearest to his apartment smells like?

3. Where does the blond woman take Henry to after the bar?

4. Why does Henry decide to quit his job as a driver?

5. What is Carson Gentry's job?

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