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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 is Henry's dog's name?
(a) Vern.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Solstice.
(d) Winter.

2. What city is Henry approaching when he notices the poverty of the area?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Gallup.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Louisville.

3. What does Henry roast for his housewarming party?
(a) A calf.
(b) A pig.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A goat.

4. What amenity is NOT missing from the building Henry and Myra arrive at?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Gas heat.
(d) Stove.

5. Who is Van Hoss?
(a) An old employer of Henry's.
(b) Henry's father's friend.
(c) A friend of Henry's.
(d) A rival for Henry's first wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Henry's mother see in Henry's personality?

3. What does the thing Henry smells remind him of?

4. What did Elaine do in response to Henry's hurting her feelings?

5. What is Blacklick?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Henry's relationship with the landscape?

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

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

5. What does Henry learn from his military experience?

6. What does Henry do after Elaine leaves?

7. Describe Henry's arrival at Van Hoss's place.

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

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

10. When and why does Henry begin hitchhiking?

(see the answer keys)

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