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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 problems of the Indians' do Henry and Don Williams lament together?
(a) Radicalism.
(b) Depression.
(c) Overpopulation.
(d) Militarism.

2. What does Henry remember about working with Joe?
(a) The sun on his stubble.
(b) The smell of his shirt.
(c) Being afraid of doing something wrong.
(d) Not being able to see him through the crops.

3. Where does Henry get a job?
(a) The Department of Education.
(b) The highway department.
(c) The nuclear plant.
(d) The gas station.

4. What does Henry lament in Santa Fe?
(a) The iron mills.
(b) The poverty.
(c) The loss of beauty in the land.
(d) The nuclear reactor.

5. What does Henry's mother see in Henry's personality?
(a) Sentimentality.
(b) Tenacity.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Weakness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry find when he gets to the bank, in Chapter 3?

2. What does Henry decide to do to soothe his nerves?

3. What does Joe ask Will for when Will finds him?

4. What state is the building in that Henry and Myra arrive at?

5. What did Elaine do in response to Henry's hurting her feelings?

(see the answer key)

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