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

2. What did Henry have to do to become a substitute mail carrier?
(a) Call a friend.
(b) Simply sign up.
(c) Take an exam and physical.
(d) Fill out an application.

3. What kind of problem does Henry say the regular carrier has in Chapter 1 after a woman asks where he is?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A cold.
(c) The flu.
(d) Criminal problems.

4. What is the next station Henry goes to as mentioned in Chapter 1, parts 1-11?
(a) The Stone.
(b) Oakford Station
(c) The west garage.
(d) West Avon Station.

5. What does the woman who is the recipient of the registered letter do to Henry's face?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Scratches it.
(c) Punches him.
(d) Pokes him in the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to G.G. at the end of Chapter 1?

2. Why does Henry like this one relative of Joyce's?

3. What does Henry tell the woman who is the recipient of the registered letter in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of sack does Henry Chinaski find himself wearing in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. How old is the Texan woman?

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