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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is James Killoran?
(a) Henry's drinking companion.
(b) Henry's boss.
(c) Henry's client.
(d) Henry's assistant.

2. What happens when Henry tries to buy oil with his card, in Chapter 23?
(a) The clerk lets him go.
(b) He is retained.
(c) He is refused.
(d) He is arrested.

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

4. What does Will find when he returns from the war?
(a) Henry in jail.
(b) His parents dead and gone.
(c) The farm in ruins.
(d) His girlfriend married.

5. What does Joe die of?
(a) Gangrene.
(b) Internal bleeding.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Organ failure.

6. Where does Henry plan to stop on his way to his job?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) The Canadian River.
(c) Stump Creek.
(d) Albany.

7. How does Henry arrive into Illinois?
(a) In his truck.
(b) In an ambulance.
(c) On a ferry.
(d) By train.

8. Where is Joe buried?
(a) In Maryland.
(b) At the church.
(c) In Pennsylvania.
(d) At home.

9. How does Henry feel about the job Bat Lanahan found for him?
(a) Pleasant enough.
(b) Intolerable.
(c) Cushy.
(d) Intriguing.

10. What is Henry afraid of bringing to Will?
(a) His troubles.
(b) His memories.
(c) His stories.
(d) His dog.

11. What does Henry almost say to James Killoran when Killoran confronts him?
(a) Just kill yourself.
(b) I quit.
(c) You're fired.
(d) Everything's going to be alright.

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

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

14. What does the preacher talk about at Joe's funeral?
(a) Joe's debts.
(b) Joe's lack of faith.
(c) Joe's good character.
(d) Joe's infidelities.

15. Where does Henry go after the funeral?
(a) Back to the West.
(b) To New York.
(c) To Myra.
(d) He stayed on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn'tt Henry meet Claire in Denver before she leaves for college?

2. How long had it been since Henry and Myra have been together when Henry arrives in New York?

3. What does Grace tell Henry she thinks of him when she calls him?

4. What augury does Henry find in the hotel, in the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. What does Henry remember about working with Joe?

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