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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 refuses to help.
(c) He can help.
(d) He may not be able to help.

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

3. Where does Bat Lanahan find Henry a job?
(a) The Department of Public Works.
(b) The Education Department.
(c) The Highway Department.
(d) The Welfare Department.

4. Why doesn't Henry get the message that Claire can't make their meeting?
(a) He was too drunk to take her phone call.
(b) Headquarters did not get him the message.
(c) She did not leave a message for him.
(d) He did not check his mail.

5. Where is Henry when he calls Claire, at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Denver.
(b) California.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry plan to do when he meets Claire?

2. Where does Henry stop, at the beginning of Chapter 21?

3. What does Myra give Henry after he leaves New York?

4. Where does Henry have his interview?

5. Who helps Will dig Joe's grave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's state, in Chapter 13, as he drives eastward.

2. Describe the scene in which Henry met Claire.

3. What gets Henry out of New York?

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

5. What is Grace's opinion of Henry's relationship with Claire?

6. What does Henry lose on his way home?

7. Describe Henry's interview with Gibbs Pratt.

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

9. Why does Henry almost not go home?

10. Describe Joe's funeral.

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