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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. What does the post office issue him when Henry is first hired?
(a) A uniform and a cap.
(b) A uniform but no cap.
(c) A cap but no uniform.
(d) A leather sack.

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

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

6. How old is the Texan woman?
(a) 26.
(b) 56.
(c) 36.
(d) 34.

7. What does Henry buy half a pint of for breakfast in Chapter 1?
(a) Grand dad.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Milk.

8. Who did the money belong to that was stolen from the mail in Chapter 1?
(a) The Jewish temple.
(b) The Nekalayla Temple
(c) The priest.
(d) The Lutheran Church.

9. What is Henry's wife referred to as in the beginning of the book?
(a) A witch.
(b) A shackjob.
(c) A gold digger.`
(d) A nut.

10. 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 box.
(d) He uses a letter opener.

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

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

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

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

15. Does Henry get in trouble for what he does to the registered letter woman in Chapter 1?
(a) Yes.
(b) Not at the post office, but he is arrested.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but only with his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has Matthew Battles been a carrier?

2. What does Henry say when he reports to Prell station?

3. Where does Henry pick up Betty from in his daily routine in Chapter 2?

4. At this point in his life, in Chapter 2, how many women has Henry lost?

5. What causes G.G. to break down in Chapter 1?

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