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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 is the next station Henry goes to as mentioned in Chapter 1, parts 1-11?
(a) The Stone.
(b) The west garage.
(c) West Avon Station.
(d) Oakford Station

2. Who does Henry file a report against?
(a) Betty.
(b) The Stone.
(c) The drunk who convinced him to get the job.
(d) The super at West Avon station.

3. How many years of service does The Stone have?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

4. When Henry is on Route 539, how late is he because of the German Shepherd attack?
(a) He never goes back.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour, 40 minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of route does G.G. have?

2. What is G.G. accused of in Chapter 1?

3. What does Henry Chinaski think of the job when he is hired as a postal clerk temp in the very beginning of the book?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, what time does Henry get up?

5. Whose hometown is picked by experts as the least likely to be hit with an atomic bomb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Joyce wants to divorce Henry?

2. What happens with Henry and the buffalo?

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

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

5. What happens when The Stone assigns all subs except Henry?

6. How does the author describe Joyce?

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does Route 511 compare to other routes?

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