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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 happens in Chapter 1 when another woman annoys Henry by asking where the regular man is?

2. What do the townspeople in Chapter 2 think of Henry?

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

4. How long is the report that Henry files in Chapter 1?

5. What happens when Henry has to deliver a registered letter in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joyce's father hate Henry?

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

3. How does Route 511 compare to other routes?

4. How does the author describe Joyce?

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

6. How does Henry meet Joyce?

7. Describe Jonstone.

8. 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?

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

10. What happens when Joyce wants to divorce Henry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing Henry and Janko's relationship and why Henry finds him so annoying.

Essay Topic 2

Where do you think Henry gets his superior intellect and reasoning?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the author is trying to say about race relations in this book?

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