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

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

3. What does Henry think might break down before the truck does?
(a) Himself.
(b) Civilization.
(c) Solstice.
(d) The road.

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

5. How does Claire pick Henry up?
(a) She asked him to sleep with her.
(b) She asked for a Band-Aid.
(c) She asked for directions.
(d) She asked him for a light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myra ask Henry to do for her?

2. Why does Lorraine call Will, at the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. What has Will given up farming for?

4. Who tells Henry where Claire is after she leaves Denver

5. For how long do Joe and Will hardly speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry almost not go home?

2. What does Henry lose on his way home?

3. How does Claire die?

4. Describe Henry's visit to Denver to see Claire.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Henry's interview with Gibbs Pratt.

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