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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Joe?
(a) Henry's father.
(b) A Shawnee medicine man.
(c) Henry's friend.
(d) Henry's cousin.

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

4. What does Henry find when he gets to the bank, in Chapter 3?
(a) Elaine has left him some money.
(b) Elaine has already cleaned out his account.
(c) His paycheck was never deposited.
(d) His bills are due.

5. Where is Myra when Henry wakes up after the party?
(a) She has moved out.
(b) She is still drinking.
(c) She is asleep in the other room.
(d) She left with her friend.

6. What does Henry remember loving in high school?
(a) Watching girls.
(b) Football.
(c) His teachers.
(d) Basketball.

7. Why did Henry begin hitchhiking?
(a) It was an effective way to avoid getting drafted, if no one could find him.
(b) He didn't have any money, but wanted to get out of his hometown.
(c) His car broke down and it was the only way to get home.
(d) If he was going to die for his country, he wanted to see it first.

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

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

10. What does Joe pay Henry and his brother for?
(a) Planting potatoes.
(b) Hunting rabbits.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Stealing coal.

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

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

13. What does Henry lament in Chapter 7?
(a) His family.
(b) The eradication of the Indians.
(c) The destruction of the landscape.
(d) His marriage.

14. What was Henry's father doing in the scene Henry remembers?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Watching the birth.

15. How did the game Henry and Will and their friends played against their rivals end?
(a) In a tie.
(b) Henry's team won.
(c) The game was never finished.
(d) The rival team won.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry plan to do, after entertaining his memories?

2. What does Henry think about when he stops to go to the bathroom, in Chapter 5?

3. What kind of school does Henry Lightcap attend?

4. What response does Henry get when he calls Melanie?

5. How do Henry and his brother lose their pay?

(see the answer keys)

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