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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joe's reaction when Henry is drafted?
(a) Proud.
(b) Delighted.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Furious.

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

3. What illness did Jenny's adopted daughter have as an infant?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Muscular dystrophy.
(c) Fetal alcohol syndrome.
(d) Lyme disease.

4. Who is the first guest at Henry's housewarming party?
(a) Myra.
(b) Roggoway.
(c) Van Hoss.
(d) Elaine.

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

6. What happened to Henry the summer when he was 15?
(a) He lost his virginity.
(b) He learned to drive.
(c) His parents split up.
(d) He had his first drink.

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

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

9. What kind of school does Henry Lightcap attend?
(a) Military school.
(b) Private school.
(c) One-room schoolhouse.
(d) Public school.

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

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

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

13. What does Henry find when he wakes up after the party?
(a) The party is still going on.
(b) Myra.
(c) Everyone is gone.
(d) The house is on fire.

14. When did Henry begin hitchhiking?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1971.

15. Why can't Don Williams drink any more?
(a) Irritable colon.
(b) Deadly allergy.
(c) He took a vow.
(d) Court orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe feel about Will joining the military?

2. What is Blacklick?

3. Where are Henry and Myra arriving, in the scene Henry remembers, in Chapter 10?

4. What does Henry try to qualify for in the military?

5. What is Henry's dog's name?

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