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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry stay after the racetrack moves?
(a) Motels.
(b) Betty's house.
(c) Joyce's house
(d) With Gramps.

2. What is the letter of warning referring to?
(a) His arrest for drunk driving.
(b) Stealing.
(c) His cheating.
(d) His tardiness.

3. What does Henry tell Mr. Winters in Chapter 4 about his job?
(a) He resigns.
(b) He has an arrest record.
(c) He needs a leave of absence.
(d) He is fired.

4. How long is Henry's response to the woman in Chapter 3?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) One sentence.
(c) 42 pages.
(d) 2 pages.

5. What happens on the streets of LA in Chapter 4?
(a) Riots.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) It snows.

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

7. What does Fay have when she gives birth?
(a) A baby girl.
(b) Twin girls.
(c) A baby boy.
(d) Twin boys.

8. In Chapter 3, who is the person the post office sends to check on Henry?
(a) A super.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nurse.

9. Out of the original 150-200 zones, how many remain in Chapter 3?
(a) 100.
(b) 17 to 18.
(c) 180.
(d) 170.

10. What kind of a worker is Fay?
(a) A part-time worker.
(b) A dedicated worker.
(c) She has barely worked in her life.
(d) A hard worker.

11. Who says that men at the post office should be judged on 10 trays or one night's work?
(a) Skinny Beaver.
(b) Henry.
(c) G.G.
(d) Matthew Battles.

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

13. What does Henry drink while working the required response in Chapter 3?
(a) A fifth of whiskey and a six-pack of beer.
(b) Just beer.
(c) Just whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

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

15. Who gets in trouble for a scandal involving three mail handlers?
(a) Betty.
(b) Henry.
(c) Joyce.
(d) A cafeteria girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the women in Chapter 3 need an explanation of in 10 days?

2. How far away does the racetrack move in Chapter 4?

3. Where does Helen work?

4. In Chapter 4, what kind of place does Henry look to eat at every night?

5. What part of Henry's postal application has a list of "8 to 10 raps"?

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