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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Henry sees Betty in Chapter 3, what does he do?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Yells at her.
(c) Brings her into work.
(d) Calls in sick to work.

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

3. Who gives Henry a letter of warning?
(a) The Police Department.
(b) Betty.
(c) Joyce.
(d) The Post Office.

4. What is the name of the person Betty talks about drinking with in Chapter 3?
(a) Harry.
(b) Ben.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Henry.

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

6. How much does Henry weigh in Chapter 5-6?
(a) 195 pounds.
(b) 250 pounds.
(c) 185 pounds.
(d) 223 pounds.

7. Who no longer sits with Joyce in the cafeteria?
(a) Henry.
(b) Betty.
(c) Purple Stickpin.
(d) The super.

8. Who calls Henry to the federal building in Chapter 3?
(a) A postal carrier.
(b) The super.
(c) G.G.
(d) Personnel.

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

10. How much money does Henry risk on Blue Stocking?
(a) $500.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $50.

11. Who does the statement "all geniuses are drunkards" refer to?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Betty.
(c) Henry.
(d) G.G.

12. What birthday is Henry just shy of when he resigns from the post office?
(a) 46.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 35.

13. What does Henry do to the person who tries to attack him in Chapter 4?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Pushes the person down.
(c) Smashes his teeth out with a bottle.
(d) Smashes his or her face into a mirror.

14. Where does Fay move in Chapter 4?
(a) Texas.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) California.
(d) New Mexico.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Joyce give Henry?
(a) Her dog.
(b) A bloody nose.
(c) The car.
(d) The house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who writes to Henry from Texas?

2. Who does Henry ask to marry him in Chapters 5-6?

3. What kind of a worker is Fay?

4. Who invites Henry to The Stone's retirement party?

5. How many children does Fay have?

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