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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives as Henry returns to his apartment with Bobby's wife?
(a) Sara.
(b) Tammie.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Lydia.

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

3. What does Nicole compare Henry's poetry to?
(a) A screw.
(b) A jackhammer.
(c) A sledgehammer.
(d) Garbage.

4. What is the name of Tammie's daughter?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Dancy.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Sara.

5. How does Lydia find out about Henry's affair with Nicole?
(a) She follows him to Nicole's apartment.
(b) Nicole writes to her and tells her.
(c) She does not find out about Henry's affair with Nicole.
(d) He tells her about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Henry and Joanna do in the morning when he visits her?

2. Where is Henry's reading in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Henry call after Lydia leaves him in Chapter 16?

4. Who does Lydia say is the father of the child she is currently carrying?

5. What does Lydia leave for Henry when she moves out of his apartment complex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Arlene and Tammie.

2. Describe Lydia Vance as Henry sees her in Chapter 1.

3. How do Nicole and Henry view each other in Chapter 21?

4. How does Tammie react to Henry's return to Los Angeles in Chapter 57?

5. According to Chapters 36 through 38, how do Henry and Laura feel about each other?

6. Where does Henry go in Chapter 7, why, and what happens on his way there?

7. What does Henry say in Chapter 3 that insults Lydia, and how does she respond?

8. What happens while Henry is in Arkansas in Chapter 8?

9. What does Henry do in Chapter 33, and how does Laura react in Chapter 34?

10. How does Henry injure himself in Chapter 31, and how does he react?

(see the answer keys)

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