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

2. What does Claire tell Henry she thinks about him?
(a) He is going to be too passionate.
(b) He isn't serious.
(c) He is too good for her.
(d) He isn't really coming.

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

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

5. Where does Claire go to college?
(a) Smith College.
(b) Wesleyan College.
(c) University of California.
(d) Reed College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry go after the funeral?

2. What happens when Henry tries to buy oil with his card, in Chapter 23?

3. Who helps Will dig Joe's grave?

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

5. What is Henry surprised to find on the land?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claire die?

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

3. What are Henry's thoughts when he arrives in St. Louis?

4. What had Will done in the war?

5. What does Henry think about finding the job of forest ranger?

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

7. What does Henry remember of his father at the funeral?

8. Why does Henry return to New York?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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