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

2. What kind of problem does Henry say the regular carrier has in Chapter 1 after a woman asks where he is?
(a) The flu.
(b) Criminal problems.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A cold.

3. What does "soup" stand for in this book?
(a) Superintendent
(b) Postal workers.
(c) A bad day at work.
(d) Wives.

4. Who stole money from mail in Chapter 1?
(a) Henry.
(b) Battles.
(c) Henry's wife.
(d) Bobby Hansen.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 2, what time does Henry get up?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first reason Henry is written up when he is on Route 539?

2. How many years has G.G. been working for the postal service?

3. When Henry is on Route 539, how late is he because of the German Shepherd attack?

4. Who does the accusation against G.G. involve?

5. Who gets the special treats that G.G. gives out on his route?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's job on Route 539.

2. What does Henry do when he has a handful of mail addressed to a church with no mailbox?

3. What happens with Henry and the buffalo?

4. How does the author describe the character of Matthew Battles?

5. Describe the over-reaction Henry has to one of the women on Route 511 in Chapter 1, parts 12-17.

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

7. How does the woman who has the registered letter on Route 511 respond to Henry, and what does this lead to him doing in response?

8. What does Jonstone do that causes Henry to file a report against him?

9. What steps did it take for Henry to get hired at the post office, and how does he do?

10. Describe Jonstone.

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