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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of wedding does Henry agree to with the Texan?

2. How many years of service does The Stone have?

3. Who is G.G.?

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

5. What makes Henry start to lose money at the racetrack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry meet Joyce?

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

3. Describe Henry's job on Route 539.

4. How does the author describe Joyce?

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

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

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

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

9. Why do Betty and Henry break up?

10. What happens with Henry and the buffalo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the way Henry takes advantage of other people with how Vi tries to take advantage of Henry. What are the differences/similarities in the way they treat their relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the end of Henry and Betty's relationship.

Essay Topic 3

How does Henry display sensitivity after Betty's death, and why is this a rare happening in the novel? What part of Henry's personality prevents him from being a sensitive person?

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