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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry like this one relative of Joyce's?
(a) He gives him money.
(b) They drink beer together.
(c) He gives him racetrack tips.
(d) They drink whiskey together.

2. What is the Texan's name?
(a) Marge.
(b) Betty.
(c) Joyce.
(d) June.

3. Who is Matthew Battles a favorite of?
(a) The lingerie woman.
(b) Henry.
(c) Henry's wife.
(d) The Stone.

4. In Chapter 1, which route is described as "an average residential neighborhood with nice weather, no dogs, and no human voices for hours"?
(a) Route 545.
(b) Route 539.
(c) Route 600.
(d) Route 511.

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

6. Whose hometown is picked by experts as the least likely to be hit with an atomic bomb?
(a) Betty's
(b) The Super's.
(c) Henry's
(d) Joyce's.

7. Who is G.G.?
(a) George Green.
(b) George Greene.
(c) Gil Greene.
(d) George Grimes.

8. What time in the morning does Henry usually sit waiting to see if he can work?
(a) 7 to 8 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
(c) 3 to 5 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

9. What kind of route does G.G. have?
(a) Route 511.
(b) Route 539.
(c) An easy route in the rich district.
(d) A difficult route.

10. Who stole money from mail in Chapter 1?
(a) Henry's wife.
(b) Henry.
(c) Bobby Hansen.
(d) Battles.

11. What is The Stone's real name?
(a) Stonewall.
(b) Johnstone.
(c) Wallstone.
(d) Jonstone.

12. How many years has Matthew Battles been a carrier?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10
(d) 5.

13. How are Henry's regular clothes described in the Chapter 1?
(a) Too nice for work.
(b) Plain.
(c) Shabby.
(d) Dirty.

14. Who does Henry file a report against?
(a) Betty.
(b) The Stone.
(c) The drunk who convinced him to get the job.
(d) The super at West Avon station.

15. How many years has G.G. been working for the postal service?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Betty and Henry's relationship in Chapter 2?

3. What time does Henry get to the track in Chapter 2?

4. What day is it when Henry stands up to the town bully?

5. When Henry is almost attacked by the German shepherd in Chapter 1, where is the German shepherd trying to bite him?

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