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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who checks to see if Henry is okay?
(a) Wren.
(b) Phylis.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Jackie.

2. Where does Henry promise to take Gertrude?
(a) The local bar.
(b) The theater.
(c) The cinema.
(d) A restaurant.

3. Where does Henry sleep for three or four days?
(a) A soup kitchen.
(b) His parent's house.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A motel.

4. What kind of music does Henry listen to while his parents are away?
(a) Cabaret music.
(b) Rock music.
(c) Symphony music.
(d) Film music.

5. What does Henry buy for $35?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) A car.
(d) Heroin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cafe opposite Chinaski's room?

2. What does Hilda do when Getrude introduces Henry to her?

3. What is the job Chinaski turns down?

4. What is the name of Henry's landlady in this section?

5. What magazine does Clay Gladmore own?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry meet Laura?

2. What is Henry's first job in New York?

3. How does a relationship develop between Henry and Gertrude?

4. How does Henry lose his job at the dog biscuit factory?

5. Describe Henry Chinaski's character.

6. How do Henry's friends help him in the third section?

7. Summarize the fourth section.

8. What does Henry do while his parents are away?

9. How does Willie die in the fifth section?

10. What does Henry promise himself in the fourth section?

(see the answer keys)

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