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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Henry fills out papers in Chapter 4, what does he get?
(a) A new job.
(b) A new home.
(c) 10 days off.
(d) 90 days off.

2. In Chapter 3, who writes to Henry from Texas?
(a) Purple Stickpin.
(b) Betty.
(c) Gramps.
(d) Joyce.

3. Who gets in trouble for setting fire to the post office when the ash from his cigar lands on a stack of third-class ?
(a) Henry.
(b) Matthew Battles.
(c) G.G.
(d) Skinny Beaver.

4. The person sent by the post office to check on Henry in Chapter 3 wants him to what?
(a) Take his medicine.
(b) Sign a form saying she was there.
(c) Go to jail.
(d) Go to work.

5. Which body part is the only one that Henry moves at work in Chapters 5-6?
(a) His left arm.
(b) His right leg.
(c) His right arm.
(d) His left leg.

6. What does Butchner do?
(a) Tends bar.
(b) Yells threats and obscenities.
(c) Works hard.
(d) Has a postal route.

7. Who does Henry ask to marry him in Chapters 5-6?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Helen.
(c) The cafeteria girl.
(d) Mary Lou.

8. In Chapter 3, who is the person that Joyce has not told about her fortune?
(a) Purple Stickpin.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gramps.
(d) Betty.

9. How long of a suspension does Henry get in Chapter 5?
(a) Three days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) One week.
(d) Two days.

10. After his binge in the last half of the novel, what does Henry do?
(a) Goes back to the post office.
(b) Writes.
(c) Dies.
(d) Goes gambling.

11. Who is not expected to live in Chapter 3?
(a) Henry's grandma.
(b) Joyce's grandma.
(c) Betty's grandma.
(d) Joyce's grandfather.

12. What kind of health problem is Henry experiencing in Chapter 4?
(a) Cold.
(b) Dizzy spells.
(c) Flu.
(d) Throwing up.

13. Who challenges Henry for Mary Lou?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Hector.
(c) Gramps.
(d) Betty.

14. Who tries to attack Henry in Chapter 4?
(a) Betty.
(b) Hector.
(c) Mary Lou.
(d) The bartender.

15. What career does Henry want to pursue after the post office?
(a) A super.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A trapper.
(d) A painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry challenge to a fight in Chapter 3?

2. What is Fay's hobby?

3. When Henry first meets Mary Lou, what does he pretend?

4. What kind of a worker is Fay?

5. When Henry sees Betty in Chapter 3, what does he do?

(see the answer keys)

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