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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 Myra give Henry after he leaves New York?

2. What draws Will's attention to Joe?

3. What has Will given up farming for?

4. What does Will despise when he returns home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What augury does Henry find on his trip?

2. Why does Henry return to New York?

3. What happens to Henry and Claire's daughter?

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

5. What does Henry lose on his way home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does Abbey feel about death? Henry Lightcap approaches it with bravado and panache, but what are Abbey's feelings about it, as the author?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is the prelude a representation of the book as a whole? What theme does it introduce, and how is that theme developed?

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