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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 may not be able to help.
(b) He refuses to help.
(c) He will find the father.
(d) He can help.

2. What does Henry take while driving through Kansas?
(a) A pain pill.
(b) A strong drink.
(c) A hit from a joint.
(d) A shot of morphine.

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

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

5. Where does Henry have his interview?
(a) The Welfare Department.
(b) Okie Joe's.
(c) The highway department's offices.
(d) Gibbs Pratt's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What augury does Henry find in the hotel, in the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. As a former ranger, what does Henry speak to groups about?

3. Where are Henry and Claire married?

4. What is Henry afraid of bringing to Will?

5. Who is the father of Myra's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry almost not go home?

2. What does Henry dream in the postlude?

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

4. Describe the scene in which Henry met Claire.

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

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

7. Describe Solstice's death.

8. What is the importance of Dodge City for Henry?

9. How does Claire die?

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

(see the answer keys)

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