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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. In Chapter 3, who is the person the post office sends to check on Henry?

2. What does Henry drink while working the required response in Chapter 3?

3. Who gets in trouble for setting fire to the post office when the ash from his cigar lands on a stack of third-class ?

4. When Henry sees Betty in Chapter 3, what does he do?

5. What does CP 1 stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry get called into Skinny Beaver's office?

2. Why does Henry get angry with Fay in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Henry go to the racetrack in Chapter 3?

4. What does Henry say to Betty when he finds her drunk in Chapter 3?

5. What is Henry's dinner routine in Chapter 4?

6. Who is Betty's son Larry? Describe him.

7. In Chapter 3, what happens when Henry returns to Betty to check on her a week and half later at the hotel?

8. How does the author describe Fay?

9. What happens to Betty in Chapter 3?

10. What is Betty's reaction when Henry finds her drunk in the morning in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship like between Henry and The Stone? Does this ever change? If so, how and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Henry's tongue-in-cheek attitude towards religion. Be sure to give examples from Chapter 1.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Henry and his wife Betty. How do they bring out the worst in each other?

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