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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. Why did Will join the military?
(a) Out of a need for violence.
(b) Out of a need for something to do.
(c) Out of duty to his football team.
(d) Out of a need to escape his debts.

2. What is Henry annoyed by after Elaine leaves?
(a) The refrigerator.
(b) The neighbor's music.
(c) The television.
(d) The light coming in the windows.

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

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

5. What does Joe feel about Will joining the military?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) He is beaming with joy.
(c) He is solemn but he approves.
(d) He is secretly proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry's father give him when he began hitchhiking?

2. Who was Milly Cornflower Lightcap?

3. What does Henry do when he wakes up after Elaine leaves him?

4. Who gave Henry his first ride?

5. What do Henry and his dog smell when they hit the road at the end of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you characterize Henry Lightcap's relationships with women?

2. How does Henry fall in love with the West?

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

4. What does Henry think about cooking, and Elaine's cooking in particular?

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

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

7. Describe Henry's visit with Bildad.

8. What happens when Henry calls in to work?

9. When and why does Henry begin hitchhiking?

10. Who is Red Ginter and what role does he play in Henry Lightcap's childhood?

(see the answer keys)

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