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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Henry stop for, in Chapter 5?
(a) Food.
(b) To sleep.
(c) He crashes.
(d) More beer.

3. What is the one condition to Red being able to play?
(a) His brother has to play, too.
(b) He has to have his lucky cleats.
(c) He has to have all his teammates with him.
(d) He has to have his favorite glove.

4. What does Henry remember, in Chapter 2?
(a) His mother giving birth to him.
(b) His first memory of falling in snow.
(c) Being in the womb.
(d) His parents conceiving him.

5. Who is Elaine?
(a) Henry's mistress.
(b) Henry's first wife.
(c) Henry's second wife.
(d) Henry's third wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry find when he wakes up after the party?

2. Where is Henry's home away from home?

3. What does Henry's committee say about his thesis?

4. What does Henry think about doing while he is driving?

5. Why did Will join the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Henry's routine for his road trip?

2. What causes Henry Lightcap to think of Red Ginter?

3. What is Henry's interaction with Don Williams?

4. Who is Roggoway, and what is Henry's interaction with him?

5. Describe Henry's relationships at the beginning of the novel.

6. What does Henry find when he gets to the bank?

7. Describe Henry's relationship with his brother Will.

8. What does Van Hoss tell Henry about Bildad?

9. Describe Henry's house in El Culito.

10. How does Henry get across the country without much money?

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