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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does G.G. miss for the first time after the accusation?
(a) His entire route.
(b) The morning dispatch.
(c) The Christmas party.
(d) Two days of work.

2. Who does the statement "all geniuses are drunkards" refer to?
(a) Henry.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Betty.
(d) G.G.

3. What happens to Battles in Chapter 1 that depresses a supervisor?
(a) Battles is arrested.
(b) Battles is killed.
(c) Battles is fired.
(d) Battles falls ill.

4. What crime does Henry end up committing against the registered letter woman in Chapter 1?
(a) He robs her.
(b) He blackmails her.
(c) He rapes her.
(d) He assaults her.

5. What does Betty want when she sees Henry in Chapter 3?
(a) For him to stay away from her.
(b) His money.
(c) To get back together.
(d) His dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Texan's name?

2. What is Henry's wife referred to as in the beginning of the book?

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?

4. Whose hometown is picked by experts as the least likely to be hit with an atomic bomb?

5. Who advises Henry to report to Prell Station?

(see the answer key)

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