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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. For how long do Joe and Will hardly speak?

2. Who helps Will dig Joe's grave?

3. How old is Claire when she meets Henry?

4. Where does Henry go after the funeral?

5. As a former ranger, what does Henry speak to groups about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joe's funeral.

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

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

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

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

6. What had Will done in the war?

7. Describe Solstice's death.

8. Describe Henry's visit to Denver to see Claire.

9. What does Henry dream in the postlude?

10. What happens in Henry's visit to Glenwood Springs to see Claire?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What rules does Henry Lightcap follow? How does he resolve any contradictions in his rules (i.e. rebel against authority, but keep your job, or drink but keep sharp for recording your life)?

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