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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Henry's sponsor say that Henry can have his pick of any girl in the crowd?
(a) Because the girls are all prostitutes.
(b) Due to Southern hospitality.
(c) Due to Henry's wealth.
(d) Because he is so attractive.

2. Why does Henry help Lydia obtain a unit in his apartment complex?
(a) Because it is a cheaper apartment.
(b) Because she was evicted from her apartment.
(c) Because he loves her and wants her to be comfortable.
(d) Because she wants to be closer to him.

3. When Lydia calls to tell Henry about her own affair, what does Henry want to do in Chapter 19?
(a) Resume their relationship.
(b) Forget all about her.
(c) Get married immediately.
(d) Have her killed.

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

5. What does Henry do in the evening during his visit in Chapter 56?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Paint.
(c) Give a poetry reading.
(d) Sleep with multiple partners.

6. Where is Henry's reading in Chapter 8?
(a) North of Los Angeles.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Vancouver.

7. Who visits Henry several days later in Chapter 42?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Tammie.
(d) Sara.

8. How does Tammie react to Henry's absence in Chapter 57?
(a) She misses him a lot.
(b) She is gone when Henry returns to Los Angeles.
(c) She is angry that he left without telling her.
(d) She does not seem to notice that he has been gone.

9. Why does Henry get angry at Joanna in Chapter 56?
(a) For sneaking up on him.
(b) For getting drunk without him.
(c) For leaving him alone for hours.
(d) For sleeping with someone else.

10. Before his next reading, Henry falls into his bed frame; what does he injure?
(a) His arm.
(b) His head.
(c) His chest.
(d) His leg.

11. Who does Mindy stay with after Lydia finds her in Henry's apartment?
(a) Bobby and Valerie.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Henry.

12. What does Henry's visitor think about his life after a few days in Chapter 38?
(a) It is interesting and fun.
(b) It is tawdry, unappealing, and insufficient.
(c) It is frightening and worrisome.
(d) It is superficial and gawdy.

13. What excuse does Henry use to continue sleeping with Nicole in Chapter 23?
(a) Poetry readings.
(b) Lydia is not fulfilling his needs.
(c) Going to work at the magazine.
(d) Visiting the supermarket.

14. What causes the car crash in Chapter 7?
(a) There is no car crash.
(b) A drunk driver.
(c) Road ice.
(d) Bad driving.

15. Who begins to write Henry from New York in Chapter 24?
(a) Rochelle.
(b) Tanya.
(c) Mindy.
(d) Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry arrange to visit at the end of Chapter 53?

2. When the police arrive after Lydia destroys Henry's property, what does Henry refuse to do?

3. How do Henry and Tammie celebrate their impending trip?

4. What does Tammie beg to do after Henry returns from Galveston?

5. Why do Henry and Lydia argue towards the end of Chapter 6?

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