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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Henry has to deliver a registered letter in Chapter 1?
(a) He drops it in the garbage.
(b) He waits and waits until someone will answer.
(c) He forces his way in when the person won't answer the door.
(d) He burns it.

2. Who gets angry in Chapter 2 when Henry winks at him?
(a) Joyce's father.
(b) Betty.
(c) Joyce's grandfather.
(d) Joyce's brother.

3. What does Henry Chinaski think of the job when he is hired as a postal clerk temp in the very beginning of the book?
(a) Hard.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Too simple.
(d) Easy.

4. Why does Betty get upset with Henry in Chapter 2?
(a) He is late picking her up at the bus stop.
(b) She doesn't want everyone to think she is supporting him.
(c) He doesn't have a car.
(d) He spends too much money at the racetrack.

5. What makes Henry start to lose money at the racetrack?
(a) The Texan trying to distract him.
(b) Keeping other men away from the Texan.
(c) Betty and her new boyfriend.
(d) The super.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advises Henry to report to Prell Station?

2. Who assumes Henry is after Joyce's money?

3. What route does Henry draw after Prell Station?

4. How long does Henry work for Prell Station?

5. What does G.G. miss for the first time after the accusation?

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