View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Henry think about when he arrives in St. Louis?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Lewis and Clark.
(d) General Custer.

2. What does Henry tell Myra in answer to her request?
(a) He refuses to help.
(b) He can help.
(c) He will find the father.
(d) He may not be able to help.

3. Where does Henry find work in New York at first?
(a) As a painter.
(b) As a technical writer.
(c) As a stagehand.
(d) As a cabbie.

4. What does Henry think will happen when he dies?
(a) He will be in purgatory.
(b) He will be reborn.
(c) He will be in heaven.
(d) He will be nothing.

5. How old is Claire when she meets Henry?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

6. What do Henry and Will discuss when they walk along the fence, in Chapter 22?
(a) Will's back taxes.
(b) Will's financial prospects.
(c) Will's resistance to modernization.
(d) Will's store's career.

7. Where does Claire go when she leaves Denver?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) California.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New York.

8. What does Henry plan to do when he meets Claire?
(a) Abduct her.
(b) Take her for a drive.
(c) Take her to the theatre.
(d) Take her for a picnic.

9. What does Joe ask Will for when Will finds him?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Forgiveness.

10. Where does Myra go to when she leaves Henry?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) California.
(d) Washington, D.C.

11. What does Henry remember about working with Joe?
(a) Being afraid of doing something wrong.
(b) The smell of his shirt.
(c) Not being able to see him through the crops.
(d) The sun on his stubble.

12. What does Henry think might break down before the truck does?
(a) Civilization.
(b) The road.
(c) Himself.
(d) Solstice.

13. What does Henry believe he has found in this job?
(a) His wife.
(b) A calling.
(c) An escape.
(d) A hell.

14. Who is the father of Myra's baby?
(a) A painter.
(b) A writer.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A married man.

15. Who helps Will dig Joe's grave?
(a) Henry.
(b) Old Dan.
(c) Van Hoss.
(d) Bill Gatlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Grace?

2. Who tells Henry where Claire is after she leaves Denver

3. What is Henry surprised to find on the land?

4. Where does Claire go to college?

5. What do Henry and Myra do when he gets to New York?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 378 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample