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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Liza leave early in the morning in Chapter 84?
(a) To return home.
(b) To bring Henry breakfast in bed.
(c) To purchase costumes.
(d) To buy a gift for Henry.

2. Where is Henry's reading held in Chapter 62?
(a) At a nightclub.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a bookstore.
(d) On the street.

3. Who does Henry unexpectedly encounter at Tammie's apartment when he picks her up for their trip?
(a) Dancy.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Marvin.

4. What does Cecelia interrupt in Chapter 81?
(a) Henry's drug abuse.
(b) Henry flirting with a girl at the bar.
(c) Henry sleeping with Valerie.
(d) Henry sleeping alone.

5. What does Tammie do a surprisingly creditable job of in Chapter 67?
(a) Finding a new partner.
(b) Staying sober.
(c) Introducing Henry for a reading.
(d) Hiding from the police.

6. What surprises Henry in Chapter 95 after his violent rendezvous with Iris?
(a) That she falls asleep.
(b) That she can stand up and walk to the bathroom.
(c) That she did not enjoy it.
(d) That she slaps him.

7. What is Henry worried about in Chapters 58 through 60?
(a) Giving his poetry reading.
(b) Tammie cheating on him.
(c) Missing the flight.
(d) Finding a job.

8. What does Cecelia allow Henry to do in Chapter 80?
(a) Sleep with her.
(b) Do drugs in front of her.
(c) Take her to the airport.
(d) Kiss her.

9. Who phones Sara's house at the end of Chapter 91 looking for Henry?
(a) Debra.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Tammie.

10. Where do Henry and Tammie prepare to go in the beginning of Chapter 58?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Galveston.

11. After Henry buys alcohol and cigarettes in Chapter 96, what does he offer a young black woman for fellatio?
(a) $50.
(b) Nothing.
(c) $100.
(d) $20.

12. Who is ill in Chapters 74 and 75?
(a) Lydia Vance.
(b) Cecelia.
(c) William Keesing.
(d) Henry Chinaski.

13. What gets stuck in Henry's car in Chapter 71?
(a) A large box.
(b) A woman.
(c) A chair.
(d) The sculpture of his head.

14. What does Henry do after sleeping with Valencia?
(a) Pass out.
(b) Drink.
(c) Propose.
(d) Vomit.

15. Who does Henry have sex with after his reading in Chapter 93?
(a) Lydia Vance.
(b) Joanna Dover.
(c) Dee Dee Bronson.
(d) Iris Duarte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sex between Henry and Liza like in Chapter 85?

2. What does the older woman on the plane scold Henry for?

3. Why did Cecelia divorce her husband?

4. How many women does Henry meet at his reading in a local club in Chapter 87?

5. Why is Henry's sex partner in Chapter 90 worried about maintaining secrecy of their encounter?

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