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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Henry remember smoking in the barn?
(a) Corncob pipes.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Corn silk cigarettes.
(d) Tobacco cigarettes.

3. What does Henry do in his irritation?
(a) Shoots the window.
(b) Shoots the refrigerator.
(c) Shoots his neighbor's window.
(d) Shoots the television.

4. What city is Henry approaching when he notices the poverty of the area?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Gallup.

5. What does Henry do when he wakes up, in Chapter 7?
(a) Buys a gun.
(b) Calls Elaine.
(c) Drinks more beer.
(d) Calls his brother.

6. What is attached to the building where Henry and Myra arrive?
(a) A store.
(b) A barn.
(c) A dog kennel.
(d) A chicken coop.

7. What does Henry think the add-on building would be good for?
(a) Myra's art.
(b) A bar.
(c) A nursery.
(d) A store.

8. Where does Henry know he needs to return to?
(a) His parents' home.
(b) His first wife.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His brother's place.

9. What does Henry plan to do, after entertaining his memories?
(a) Call Melanie.
(b) Visit his parents.
(c) Call Elaine.
(d) Go to his brother's.

10. What does Henry's committee say about his thesis?
(a) He is being charged with plagiarism.
(b) He is finished.
(c) He will have to make revisions.
(d) He no longer has a future as a professor.

11. What does Joe warn Henry not to do?
(a) Ride the train.
(b) Disobey his father.
(c) Steal coal.
(d) Shoot rabbits.

12. Who is Van Hoss?
(a) A rival for Henry's first wife.
(b) An old employer of Henry's.
(c) A friend of Henry's.
(d) Henry's father's friend.

13. What does the thing Henry smells remind him of?
(a) His mistress.
(b) His youth.
(c) Elaine.
(d) His second marriage.

14. When is the time period of the scenes Henry remembers?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1944.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry sell to Don Williams?

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

3. What is Myra's response to the building she and Henry arrive at?

4. Who is Myra?

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

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