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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Parts 12-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "soup" stand for in this book?
(a) Superintendent
(b) Postal workers.
(c) A bad day at work.
(d) Wives.

2. What is the first reason Henry is written up when he is on Route 539?
(a) He had a bad attitude.
(b) He loses mail.
(c) He hits his boss.
(d) He is late.

3. What happens on the 100-degree day that upsets Henry in Chapter 1?
(a) Another dog attacks him.
(b) A woman demands he return a piece of mail that is not hers.
(c) People are swimming in their pools.
(d) A woman rambles on and on.

4. When Henry is on Route 539, how late is he because of the German Shepherd attack?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) He never goes back.
(c) 1 hour, 40 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

5. How does Henry defend himself against a German shepherd one day on his route?
(a) He uses a branch.
(b) He uses his mail sack.
(c) He uses a letter opener.
(d) He uses a box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the regular carrier the woman annoys Henry by asking about in Chapter 1?

2. Who convinces Henry Chinaski that anyone can be hired as a postal clerk during Christmas?

3. How does G.G. summon people to give out his special treats?

4. What does Henry Chinaski think of the job when he is hired as a postal clerk temp in the very beginning of the book?

5. What crime does Henry end up committing against the registered letter woman in Chapter 1?

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