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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry discover when he calls work, in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Elaine?

3. What does Henry do when he wakes up, in Chapter 3, after remembering his birth and family?

4. What does Henry do after firing his shot?

5. What does Henry roast for his housewarming party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's house in El Culito.

2. Who is Roggoway, and what is Henry's interaction with him?

3. Describe Henry's relationships at the beginning of the novel.

4. What is Henry's plan when he sets out on his trip?

5. What does Henry think about cooking, and Elaine's cooking in particular?

6. Describe Will's decision to fight in WWII and its effect on the family.

7. When and why does Henry begin hitchhiking?

8. Why does Joe spank Henry?

9. What does Henry find when he gets to the bank?

10. How would you characterize Henry Lightcap's relationships with women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does drinking represent in 'Fool's Progress'? What ideas or feelings is it associated with? What is Henry doing by drinking? Celebrating something, hiding something, avoiding something? What is it, and how does Abbey describe it?

Essay Topic 2

What is Henry's relationship with his family? In what ways is he a misfit? In what ways is he one of them?

Essay Topic 3

Henry Lightcap seems to be educated to simple folk and uneducated to people like Elaine, who are experts. How much does Edward Abbey value education and expertise in 'Fool's Progress'? Where is it important? Where is it shunned?

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