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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Death of the Old Man through Chapter 19, Kansas to Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Henry and his dog smell when they hit the road at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Creosote.
(b) Pine.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Juniper.

2. Why did Will join the military?
(a) Out of duty to his football team.
(b) Out of a need for violence.
(c) Out of a need to escape his debts.
(d) Out of a need for something to do.

3. What state is the building in that Henry and Myra arrive at?
(a) Run down.
(b) Clean and neat.
(c) Spotless.
(d) Ruined.

4. What draws Will's attention to Joe?
(a) A mourning dove.
(b) A sapsucker.
(c) A crow.
(d) A woodpecker.

5. What augury does Henry find in the hotel, in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Something about help from the hills.
(b) Something about the river and time.
(c) Something about cats and water.
(d) Something about death and transformation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe warn Henry not to do?

2. For how long do Joe and Will hardly speak?

3. Who is Myra?

4. Who is the father of Myra's baby?

5. What does Henry think the add-on building would be good for?

(see the answer key)

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