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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. Where does Henry's father drive when the picnic basket was empty one day?
(a) Home
(b) Orange grove
(c) Grandmother's house
(d) Grocery store

2. Why did Henry's family come to America?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) To live near his relatives who had already moved to America.
(c) To avoid prison for his father.
(d) To escape debts in Germany.

3. With which of the following characters is Big Henry having an affair?
(a) Lila
(b) Susan
(c) Red
(d) Edna

4. Why does Henry ask his teacher when she keeps him after class the day after he learns what sex is?
(a) If she wants to have sex
(b) If she will tell his parents
(c) What it means to have sex
(d) If she will help him get away from his parents

5. What does Henry become obsessed with in Kindergarten?
(a) Bathroom practices
(b) Math facts
(c) Writing his letters
(d) His teacher

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Henry's memory take place?

2. What would Henry's father use to show him magic tricks?

3. Why doesn't Henry go with the class to see the personal appearance by President Hoover?

4. What does Henry's father do for a living?

5. Where does Henry begin going with Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Though Big Henry and Katherine have been married for a number of years, what new information did Katherine learn about her husband?

2. Why wouldn't Big Henry allow Henry's mother to give Aunt Anna money when they obviously needed some to buy food?

3. Describe the relationship between Lila Jean and Henry and the things they do together.

4. What does Henry's grandfather give him that is important to him?

5. What happens when Henry's father drives to an orange grove to pick oranges?

6. What happens at the pool that causes Red to move away from Henry without a word of goodbye?

7. What does Henry talk about in relation to the boys at his grammar school?

8. What is a common theme among many of the children and adults by this point in the novel?

9. After Henry learns about sex from one of his friends, what does he say repulses him about the idea of sex?

10. What is odd about the first afternoon that David and Henry walk home from school together?

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