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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 Henry go after the funeral?
(a) Back to the West.
(b) To Myra.
(c) He stayed on the farm.
(d) To New York.

2. What does Claire invite Henry to?
(a) A dance performance.
(b) An art opening.
(c) A reading.
(d) A concert.

3. How long does Henry work as a forest ranger?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Two summers.

4. Where does Henry find work in New York at first?
(a) As a cabbie.
(b) As a painter.
(c) As a stagehand.
(d) As a technical writer.

5. Who is the father of Myra's baby?
(a) A painter.
(b) A writer.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A married man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe die of?

2. Where does Claire go to college?

3. What does Grace think of Henry?

4. Who is Grace?

5. Where does Bat Lanahan find Henry a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What augury does Henry find on his trip?

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

3. Why does Henry almost not go home?

4. How does Claire die?

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

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

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

8. Describe Joe's funeral.

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

10. Describe the scene in which Henry met Claire.

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