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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Henry ask Claire to do after the concert?
(a) Make love with him.
(b) Move in with him.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Give him money.

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

5. When is Henry let go from his job?
(a) On his second day.
(b) Half-way through the season.
(c) At the end of the season.
(d) Halfway through the off-season.

6. What does Henry say is still the same as when he was a boy?
(a) The sounds of the farm.
(b) The desire to drink and raise hell.
(c) The young generation.
(d) The need to escape.

7. What does Grace tell Henry she thinks of him when she calls him?
(a) That he did his best.
(b) That he is a good man.
(c) That he is a victim.
(d) That he is dangerous.

8. What does Henry do after Claire does not show up?
(a) Write her a furious letter.
(b) Call Grace and curse her out.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Kick in the door of his truck.

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

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

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

12. How does Claire pick Henry up?
(a) She asked him to sleep with her.
(b) She asked for a Band-Aid.
(c) She asked him for a light.
(d) She asked for directions.

13. What does Henry remember, at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) His work at the forest ranger's station.
(b) Myra's divorcing him.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) His father's death.

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

15. What does Claire play at the event she invites Henry to?
(a) The savant.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) The fool.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Henry swerving to avoid when he causes the accident?

2. Who does Henry think about when he arrives in St. Louis?

3. Where does Henry go after the funeral?

4. What does Henry think will happen when he dies?

5. What does Myra ask Henry to do for her?

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