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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 Will say when Henry asks him why he threw the thing into Joe's grave?

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

3. What does Henry tell Myra in answer to her request?

4. What does Claire play at the event she invites Henry to?

5. What does Henry say is still the same as when he was a boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Henry return to New York?

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

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

5. Describe Joe's funeral.

6. What had Will done in the war?

7. What gets Henry out of New York?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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