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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal scares Henry in Chapter 2?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A cat.

2. How does the author describe Matthew Battles's attire?
(a) Shabby.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Girly.
(d) Too tight.

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

4. What does Henry lose when the story gets around town about him being scared of the animal in Chapter 2?
(a) His self-respect.
(b) His wife.
(c) His swagger.
(d) His money.

5. What crime does Henry end up committing against the registered letter woman in Chapter 1?
(a) He assaults her.
(b) He rapes her.
(c) He blackmails her.
(d) He robs her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the townspeople in Chapter 2 think of Henry?

2. In Chapter 1, which route is described as "an average residential neighborhood with nice weather, no dogs, and no human voices for hours"?

3. Which relative of Joyce's does Henry think is cool?

4. What happens in Chapter 1 when another woman annoys Henry by asking where the regular man is?

5. How much does Henry make a day at the racetrack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Joyce's hometown?

2. How does giving out candy to children on his route get G.G. in trouble?

3. How does the author explain why Henry's own clothes are shabby?

4. Describe the character of G.G.

5. Why does Joyce's father hate Henry?

6. What kind of job does Henry get hired for with the postal service, and where is he first assigned?

7. Why does Henry decide to go to work for the postal service?

8. Why do Betty and Henry break up?

9. Who is Gramps Wally?

10. Where do Joyce and Henry get their money in her hometown?

(see the answer keys)

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