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

2. What is the name of Willie's opera?
(a) The Emperor of San Francisco.
(b) The King of New York.
(c) The Queen of America.
(d) The Rajah of LA.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry go for a job on Monday?

2. What is the name of Laura's street?

3. What is the name of Henry's old college friend?

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

5. What does Henry's mother rip his face with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Willie like Henry?

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

4. What does Henry think of New York when he first arrives?

5. How does Henry meet Gertrude?

6. How does Henry meet Laura?

7. Describe Henry Chinaski's character.

8. What bet does Henry make in the opening chapter?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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