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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 day is it when Henry stands up to the town bully?
(a) Khaki day.
(b) Blue jeans day.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

2. What does Henry Chinaski think of the job when he is hired as a postal clerk temp in the very beginning of the book?
(a) Challenging.
(b) Too simple.
(c) Easy.
(d) Hard.

3. What is the Texan's name?
(a) Marge.
(b) June.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Betty.

4. What does Henry buy half a pint of for breakfast in Chapter 1?
(a) Wine.
(b) Grand dad.
(c) Milk.
(d) Beer.

5. Which relative of Joyce's does Henry think is cool?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Grandpa Wally.
(c) Her stepbrother.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is G.G.?

2. What is the name of the regular carrier the woman annoys Henry by asking about in Chapter 1?

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

4. Who gets angry in Chapter 2 when Henry winks at him?

5. What does Henry lose when the story gets around town about him being scared of the animal in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of G.G.

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

3. How does Henry meet Joyce?

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

5. What happens when Joyce wants to divorce Henry?

6. What is the response to the 30-page report Henry files against Jonstone?

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

8. Why does the midget take Henry and drive him around town?

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

10. What does the job a "soup" entail as described in the book?

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