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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Henry pick up Betty from in his daily routine in Chapter 2?
(a) The bus stop.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Her work.
(d) Jail.

4. Who gets the special treats that G.G. gives out on his route?
(a) Dogs.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Widows.
(d) Children.

5. When does Henry get to work as postal carrier, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) Whenever he likes.
(b) When someone who has a regular route calls in sick.
(c) If a superintendent likes him.
(d) Not very often.

6. How old is Henry when he meets the Texan woman?
(a) 46.
(b) 26.
(c) 36.
(d) 43.

7. What time does Henry get to the track in Chapter 2?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 10:30 a.m.

8. In Chapter 2, who is the town bully?
(a) Grandpa Wally.
(b) Joyce's cousin.
(c) Joyce's brother.
(d) Betty.

9. Who does the accusation against G.G. involve?
(a) A man on his route.
(b) A mother on his route.
(c) A new girl in the neighborhood on his route.
(d) A widow on his route.

10. 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) Easy.
(b) Hard.
(c) Too simple.
(d) Challenging.

11. In Chapter 2, what does Betty get a job doing?
(a) Cleaning houses.
(b) Typing.
(c) Washing hair.
(d) At the post office.

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

13. What does G.G. give out on his route, besides mail?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Coupons.
(c) Candy.
(d) Flowers.

14. What is the first reason Henry is written up when he is on Route 539?
(a) He hits his boss.
(b) He loses mail.
(c) He had a bad attitude.
(d) He is late.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which supervisor was depressed in Chapter 1 about Battles?

2. What does the woman who is the recipient of the registered letter do to Henry's face?

3. Why is the route Henry draws after Prell Station one of the toughest routes?

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

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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