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

2. What does the metal instrument look like that the two old guys hand Henry?
(a) A can opener.
(b) A pair of scissors.
(c) A scalpel.
(d) A potato peeler.

3. Where does Henry find work in this section?
(a) A dog food factory.
(b) A boarding school.
(c) A ladies' dress shop.
(d) A tailors.

4. Who is receiving $50 a month from Willie for the rest of her life?
(a) Grace.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Laura.

5. What college did Henry attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Los Angeles City College.
(d) San Francisco City College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fight does Henry have with Hilda and Gertrude at the end of this section?

2. What has Willie strewn across his apartment floor?

3. What is Gertrude's room full of?

4. What has Henry been sending to magazines three times a week?

5. What does Henry tell the interviewer is his real job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the fourth section.

2. What does Carson Gentry make Henry understand about life in the fourth section?

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

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

5. Describe Willie Oxnard's house?

6. What is Henry's opinion of New York?

7. How does Billy-Boy help Henry in the third section?

8. What does Henry do in El Paso?

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

10. Describe Henry's first two days in New York.

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