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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 does Will find when he returns from the war?
(a) His parents dead and gone.
(b) His girlfriend married.
(c) Henry in jail.
(d) The farm in ruins.

2. How does Henry feel about the job Bat Lanahan found for him?
(a) Intolerable.
(b) Intriguing.
(c) Cushy.
(d) Pleasant enough.

3. What was Henry's primary love in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Baseball.

4. What amenity is NOT missing from the building Henry and Myra arrive at?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Stove.
(c) Gas heat.
(d) Bathroom.

5. Who is Will?
(a) Henry's cousin.
(b) Henry's father.
(c) Henry's older brother.
(d) Henry's younger brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry discover when he calls work, in Chapter 3?

2. What does Joe die of?

3. How long is Henry determined to work for?

4. Who was Milly Cornflower Lightcap?

5. What does Henry think might break down before the truck does?

(see the answer key)

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