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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. Who tells Henry where Claire is after she leaves Denver
(a) Claire.
(b) Claire's landlord.
(c) Grace.
(d) Myra.

2. What draws Will's attention to Joe?
(a) A woodpecker.
(b) A crow.
(c) A sapsucker.
(d) A mourning dove.

3. How long is Henry determined to work for?
(a) Six months a year.
(b) Three days a week.
(c) As little as possible.
(d) The rest of a long life.

4. How does Henry feel about the job Bat Lanahan found for him?
(a) Pleasant enough.
(b) Cushy.
(c) Intolerable.
(d) Intriguing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claire pick Henry up?

2. What does Claire tell Henry she thinks about him?

3. What does Grace tell Henry she thinks of him when she calls him?

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

5. What does Will's house have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry dream in the postlude?

2. What does Myra ask Henry to do about her pregnancy?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Henry almost not go home?

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

9. What does Henry lose on his way home?

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

(see the answer keys)

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