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

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

3. When is the only time Willie will allow his girls to drink?
(a) When he is drinking.
(b) In the holidays.
(c) After midnight.
(d) When he is away.

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

5. What are Grace and Jerry drinking in the kitchen?
(a) Water.
(b) Coke.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carson Gentry's job?

2. Who is Willie's main girl?

3. Why does the newspaper sack Henry?

4. What does Henry do every night after work?

5. Where does Henry promise to take Gertrude?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry meet Laura?

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

3. What is Henry's frame of mind when he arrives in New Orleans?

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

5. Summarize the fourth section.

6. How does Henry anger his parents in the second section?

7. How does Willie's death affect the girls?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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