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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. Where does Claire agree to meet Henry?
(a) New York.
(b) Stump Creek.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Glenwood Springs.

2. What is Henry afraid of bringing to Will?
(a) His dog.
(b) His stories.
(c) His troubles.
(d) His memories.

3. Why does Lorraine call Will, at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Henry is in jail.
(b) Joe is in jail.
(c) Joe has not come home from lumbering.
(d) Will's son is injured.

4. What does Henry believe he has found in this job?
(a) A calling.
(b) His wife.
(c) A hell.
(d) An escape.

5. What does Will despise when he returns home?
(a) The clear-cuttings.
(b) The coal strip.
(c) The strip malls.
(d) The roads.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claire pick Henry up?

2. What does the preacher talk about at Joe's funeral?

3. Where does Henry find work after New York?

4. What does Henry say is still the same as when he was a boy?

5. What does Will say when he sees Henry on the tracks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's trip to Denver to see Claire before she leaves for college.

2. Describe the scene in which Henry met Claire.

3. What does Henry lose on his way home?

4. Describe Henry's visit to Denver to see Claire.

5. Describe Henry's interview with Gibbs Pratt.

6. What happens to Henry and Claire's daughter?

7. What augury does Henry find on his trip?

8. What happens in Henry's visit to Glenwood Springs to see Claire?

9. What is the farm like when Will comes back from the war, and what does he do to take over?

10. Describe Joe's funeral.

(see the answer keys)

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