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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. Why does Henry keep walking when he sees his family, in Chapter 26?

2. What does Henry plan to do when he meets Claire?

3. Why doesn'tt Henry meet Claire in Denver before she leaves for college?

4. Who tells Henry where Claire is after she leaves Denver

5. What does Henry say he is bringing to Will?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What gets Henry out of New York?

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

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

5. Describe Joe's funeral.

6. Describe Solstice's death.

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

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

9. Describe the scene in which Henry met Claire.

10. Describe Henry's interview with Gibbs Pratt.

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

Where does the novel change voices or tones, and what do these shift in voice or tone tell us about the book? How does the prelude, for instance, frame the book by being told from another person's perspective?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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