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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 Henry tell Myra in answer to her request?
(a) He will find the father.
(b) He may not be able to help.
(c) He refuses to help.
(d) He can help.

2. What does Henry remember about working with Joe?
(a) The smell of his shirt.
(b) Not being able to see him through the crops.
(c) Being afraid of doing something wrong.
(d) The sun on his stubble.

3. What does Grace think of Henry?
(a) He is a good catch for Claire.
(b) He is a loafer.
(c) He is a genius.
(d) He is misdirected.

4. What does Myra say when Henry calls to ask her to run away with him, in Chapter 23?
(a) That it's too late for them.
(b) That she'll never forgive him.
(c) That she never wants to hear from him.
(d) That she's happily married.

5. For how long do Joe and Will hardly speak?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) A few days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry ask Claire to do after the concert?

2. Why doesn'tt Henry meet Claire in Denver before she leaves for college?

3. What do Henry and Will discuss when they walk along the fence, in Chapter 22?

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

5. What do Henry and Myra do when he gets to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Henry's fears about going home?

2. What are Henry's thoughts when he muses on death, in chapter 17?

3. What augury does Henry find on his trip?

4. What is Henry's experience finding work in New York?

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

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

7. Why does Henry almost not go home?

8. Describe Joe's death.

9. Describe Joe's funeral.

10. Describe Henry's interview with Gibbs Pratt.

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