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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 Claire invite Henry to?

2. What does Henry take while driving through Kansas?

3. What happens when Henry tries to buy oil with his card, in Chapter 23?

4. What does Henry do after Claire does not show up?

5. When does Chapter 22 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry almost not go home?

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

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

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

5. Describe Joe's death.

6. Describe Solstice's death.

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

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

9. Why does Henry return to New York?

10. What had Will done in the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is Joe's desire to be buried with his relatives a measure of Henry's life? In what ways is it insufficient as a measure of the value of a person's life, to be buried with relatives? What is proposed instead, as a measure of value?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Henry and Elaine argue about Elaine not having orgasms. If orgasms are not the goal of Henry's treatment of women, what is? What fulfillments does he offer a woman? What does he offer instead of orgasms?

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