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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Henry's interviewer say about the accident?
(a) That this happens all the time.
(b) Henry lost the job already.
(c) Henry's story was logical enough.
(d) That he'll take the damages out of Henry's pay.

4. What does Henry take while driving through Kansas?
(a) A hit from a joint.
(b) A pain pill.
(c) A strong drink.
(d) A shot of morphine.

5. Where does Henry have his interview?
(a) The Welfare Department.
(b) Okie Joe's.
(c) Gibbs Pratt's home.
(d) The highway department's offices.

6. What do Henry and Myra do when he gets to New York?
(a) Drive to Maine.
(b) Fight.
(c) Make love.
(d) Sail to Europe.

7. As a former ranger, what does Henry speak to groups about?
(a) Wildlife.
(b) Evolution.
(c) The history of the land.
(d) The fragility of the ecosystem.

8. What does Claire tell Henry she thinks about him?
(a) He isn't serious.
(b) He is too good for her.
(c) He is going to be too passionate.
(d) He isn't really coming.

9. What does Myra give Henry after he leaves New York?
(a) Artwork.
(b) Divorce papers.
(c) His letters to her.
(d) Money.

10. What does Will say when Henry asks him why he threw the thing into Joe's grave?
(a) He saved all the working parts from the thing.
(b) He knew that Joe wouldn't want anyone else to have it.
(c) He didn't want to see the thing around.
(d) He wanted Joe to have it.

11. Why doesn't Henry get the message that Claire can't make their meeting?
(a) Headquarters did not get him the message.
(b) She did not leave a message for him.
(c) He did not check his mail.
(d) He was too drunk to take her phone call.

12. What does Will say when he sees Henry on the tracks?
(a) He yells at him about his faults.
(b) That they don't want to see him again.
(c) He gives him some money for the road.
(d) That no one told him to leave.

13. Where are Henry and Claire married?
(a) Muir Woods.
(b) Mt. Rushmore.
(c) The Grand Canyon.
(d) Yellowstone.

14. Where does Will find work after returning from the war?
(a) Building roads.
(b) Driving trucks for the lumber company.
(c) Lumbering.
(d) Mining.

15. What is Henry surprised to find on the land?
(a) Farms.
(b) Man-made lakes.
(c) Clear-cuts.
(d) Telephone poles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lorraine call Will, at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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

3. What does Henry do after Claire does not show up?

4. What does Henry say he is bringing to Will?

5. Where does Will find Joe?

(see the answer keys)

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