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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 try to qualify for in the military?

2. What was Henry's primary love in high school?

3. What state is the building in that Henry and Myra arrive at?

4. What does Joe pay Henry and his brother for?

5. What does Joe feel about Will joining the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why does Henry begin hitchhiking?

2. What is Henry's experience of the war like?

3. What is Henry's relationship with the landscape?

4. Describe Henry's relationship with his brother Will.

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

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

7. What does Van Hoss tell Henry about Bildad?

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

9. What is Henry's routine for his road trip?

10. What happens in the prelude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assess the value of Henry Lightcap's lifestyle. Is it a desirable lifestyle? Is it undesirable? Why? What are the pleasures Henry knows, and what are the consequences of those pleasures? Would this lifestyle be right for you? Why or why not?

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

What purpose does Henry's secret have in the novel? What is the secret, and how does our ignorance of the secret (as well as our speculation, as Henry recounts his life stories) affect our reading experience? What do we expect the secret to be?

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