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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. How long is Henry's response to the woman in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Fay move in Chapter 4?

3. Who challenges Henry for Mary Lou?

4. What birthday is Henry just shy of when he resigns from the post office?

5. In Chapter 4, what kind of place does Henry look to eat at every night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is in the Notice of Decision in Chapters 5-6?

3. Why doesn't Henry want to study CP1?

4. Why does Henry receive a letter of warning from the post office?

5. What awkward encounter occurs in the nurse's office in Chapters 5-6?

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

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

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

9. How does the author describe Fay?

10. How does Henry's living situation change when the track moves 100 miles south?

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

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 3

Describe the end of Henry and Betty's relationship.

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