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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Texan woman described in Chapter 2?
(a) Smart.
(b) Rich and beautiful.
(c) Young and ugly.
(d) Poor, but beautiful.

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

3. Who gets angry in Chapter 2 when Henry winks at him?
(a) Joyce's grandfather.
(b) Betty.
(c) Joyce's brother.
(d) Joyce's father.

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

5. When Betty gets upset with Henry in Chapter 2, what does Henry remind Betty about?
(a) Her past trangressions.
(b) Women's liberation.
(c) Where the door is.
(d) How much money she owes him.

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Betty and Henry's relationship in Chapter 2?
(a) They separate, then get back together.
(b) It gets stronger.
(c) They go to marriage counseling.
(d) They break up.

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

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

13. How does Henry defend himself against a German shepherd one day on his route?
(a) He uses a box.
(b) He uses his mail sack.
(c) He uses a letter opener.
(d) He uses a branch.

14. What is intriguing about one of Henry's customers while he works at the Prell Station?
(a) One of the women gives him lingerie for his wife.
(b) One of the women bakes him cookies.
(c) One of the women wears lingerie.
(d) One of the women gives him a bonus check.

15. What route does Henry draw after Prell Station?
(a) Route 359.
(b) Oakford.
(c) West Avon.
(d) Route 539.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who is the town bully?

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

3. What did Henry have to do to become a substitute mail carrier?

4. What does Henry lose when the story gets around town about him being scared of the animal in Chapter 2?

5. What time in the morning does Henry usually sit waiting to see if he can work?

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