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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 Grace tell Henry she thinks of him when she calls him?

2. Who is the father of Myra's baby?

3. Who is James Killoran?

4. What does Henry almost say to James Killoran when Killoran confronts him?

5. How old is Claire when she meets Henry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Henry's fears about going home?

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

3. Why does Henry almost not go home?

4. Describe Solstice's death.

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

6. What are Henry's thoughts when he arrives in St. Louis?

7. What does Myra ask Henry to do about her pregnancy?

8. What does Henry dream in the postlude?

9. What does Henry lose on his way home?

10. How does Claire die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How important is Henry's childhood on the events that followed? What aspects of it were most formative? What formative influences did he feel later in life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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