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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Henry's home away from home?
(a) The Library.
(b) The Dew Drop Inn.
(c) The Dirty Shame Saloon.
(d) The Crossroads Bar.

2. What did Henry's father give him when he began hitchhiking?
(a) $20 and a ride to the highway.
(b) Nothing but imprecations.
(c) A quarter, to call when he needed help.
(d) A gun.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Henry roast for his housewarming party?
(a) A pig.
(b) A calf.
(c) A goat.
(d) A chicken.

8. Who is Will?
(a) Henry's older brother.
(b) Henry's younger brother.
(c) Henry's cousin.
(d) Henry's father.

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

10. What does Henry do when he wakes up after Elaine leaves him?
(a) Call Elaine.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Call Melanie.
(d) Call his brother.

11. How do Henry and his brother lose their pay?
(a) Their father took it.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) They misplaced it.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Myra when Henry wakes up after the party?

2. What does the thing Henry smells remind him of?

3. Where does Henry decide to travel to with his dog?

4. What does Henry tell Myra about the fact that amenities are missing in the building?

5. What city is Henry approaching when he notices the poverty of the area?

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