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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry use his credit card on his trip?
(a) At places without electronic card machines.
(b) At grocery stores.
(c) At gas stations.
(d) At bars.

2. Who was Milly Cornflower Lightcap?
(a) Henry's sister.
(b) Henry's grandmother.
(c) A medicine woman.
(d) Henry's mother.

3. What is Myra's response to Henry's new job?
(a) Delight.
(b) Fury.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Indifference.

4. Where is Henry sent instead of Japan?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) China.
(d) Philippines.

5. What response does Henry get when he calls Melanie?
(a) She wants to fight with him.
(b) They have a bittersweet conversation about their past together.
(c) She invites him over.
(d) He is rebuffed.

6. What did Elaine do in response to Henry's hurting her feelings?
(a) Leave him.
(b) Take up jogging.
(c) Take up gourmet cooking.
(d) Take up gardening.

7. What is Blacklick?
(a) A rival team.
(b) A local restaurant.
(c) A hunting ground.
(d) A nearby town.

8. What is the literary device called in which Henry remembers therapy with Elaine?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Foreshadowing.

9. Where is Henry Lightcap when the novel begins?
(a) Fishing.
(b) At home.
(c) School.
(d) Playing in the woods.

10. What illness does Henry's dog have?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Lyme disease.
(c) Rheumatism.
(d) Valley fever.

11. Where does Henry decide to travel to with his dog?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) West Virginia.

12. Who is Elaine?
(a) Henry's third wife.
(b) Henry's first wife.
(c) Henry's second wife.
(d) Henry's mistress.

13. What does Henry discover when he calls work, in Chapter 3?
(a) The boss has already replaced him.
(b) He got a bad performance review.
(c) The office is being closed.
(d) He's been fired.

14. What does Henry hear when he wakes up, in Chapter 3?
(a) Elaine's voice.
(b) Military helicopters.
(c) Melanie's voice.
(d) Dogs barking.

15. Where does Henry remember, in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) South Forks.
(d) El Culito.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry call to take time off from work?

2. What does Henry think about doing while he is driving?

3. What does Henry's committee say about his thesis?

4. What does Henry do after firing his shot?

5. What does Henry lament in Santa Fe?

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