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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry go camping in Muleshead, Utah with Lydia?
(a) Because he loves her.
(b) Because he needs a vacation.
(c) To meet her family.
(d) To calm Lydia's fears.

2. When does Henry visit Nicole in Chapter 21?
(a) On Christmas Day.
(b) During a lull in his relationship with Lydia.
(c) On Thanksgiving.
(d) The night before his marriage to Lydia.

3. When her sister from Utah visits in Chapter 22, who does Lydia introduce her to?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Valerie.
(c) Marvin.
(d) Henry.

4. Who are Arlene and Tammie?
(a) Editors for Henry's new book.
(b) The sisters who want to meet Henry.
(c) Pornographic film producers.
(d) Lydia's sisters.

5. Where does Henry go after the car crash in Chapter 7?
(a) Church.
(b) Local college for his reading.
(c) Hotel.
(d) Bar to get drunk.

6. Why do Henry and Lydia argue towards the end of Chapter 6?
(a) They do not argue in Chapter 6.
(b) Because Henry cheats on Lydia with someone else.
(c) Because Lydia has cheats on Henry with someone else.
(d) Because Lydia flirts with younger men at a party.

7. Where is Henry taken on vacation by his new lover in Chapter 19?
(a) Catalina.
(b) New York City.
(c) Galveston.
(d) Manhattan Beach.

8. Why does Henry begin to fly around the United States in Chapter 7?
(a) To perform readings.
(b) To attend parties.
(c) To visit his family.
(d) To earn money.

9. Where does Henry meet Lydia Vance?
(a) At his first poetry reading.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At his apartment.
(d) At a bar.

10. What does Lydia smash when she fights with Henry in his apartment after his affair in Chapter 12?
(a) Henry's face.
(b) Henry's windshield.
(c) His alcohol.
(d) The sculpture of Henry's head.

11. What does Henry accuse Lydia of being before Mindy arrives?
(a) Clingy and needy.
(b) Promiscuous.
(c) Stupid and ugly.
(d) Psychotic.

12. What happens when Henry takes a walk without Lydia or her sisters in Chapter 30?
(a) He finds a woman in the woods.
(b) He gets lost.
(c) He hides from them.
(d) He returns to Los Angeles.

13. What does Henry do on the way home from his magazine's collation party?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Drink.
(c) Cry.
(d) Pass out.

14. What do Henry and Lydia fight about after Lydia introduces her sister to Henry's friend?
(a) Henry deciding to leave Lydia.
(b) Henry coming on to Valerie.
(c) Lydia inviting her sister to stay with them without his permission.
(d) Lydia sleeping with Marvin on a previous occasion.

15. What does Henry purchase the third time that Tammie visits him?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Tammie's body.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A new mattress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lydia find out about Henry's affair with Nicole?

2. With whom does Tammie begin an overt sexual flirtation with in Chapters 49 through 51?

3. What does Tammie offer to sell Henry for cash the first day that she meets him?

4. Who does Lydia tell Henry that she cheated on him with in Chapter 15?

5. Why does Henry agree to Tammie's request after his return from Galveston?

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