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

2. How long does Henry work for Prell Station?
(a) Two and half weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) A week and a half.
(d) Two days.

3. Where does Henry pick up Betty from in his daily routine in Chapter 2?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The bus stop.
(c) Jail.
(d) Her work.

4. What does Prell Station give Henry?
(a) Special assignments.
(b) A discipline report.
(c) A bonus.
(d) A steady paycheck.

5. What happens in Chapter 1 when another woman annoys Henry by asking where the regular man is?
(a) Henry tells her the regular man is at home ill.
(b) Henry tells her the regular man is in the hospital.
(c) Henry tells her the regular man is dying.
(d) Henry tells her the regular man was fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sack does Henry Chinaski find himself wearing in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What does "soup" stand for in this book?

3. Who stole money from mail in Chapter 1?

4. When Henry is almost attacked by the German shepherd in Chapter 1, where is the German shepherd trying to bite him?

5. What does the woman who is the recipient of the registered letter do to Henry's face?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is The Stone's reaction to Henry's clawed up face after the registered letter incident?

4. Why does Joyce's father hate Henry?

5. What happens with Henry and the buffalo?

6. Describe the character of G.G.

7. How does Henry meet Joyce?

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

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

10. Who is Gramps Wally?

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