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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. Where does Debra live?
(a) Catalina.
(b) Playa del Rey.
(c) Manhattan Beach.
(d) New York City.

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

3. Who does Henry have sex with in Chapter 90?
(a) Sara.
(b) Tessie.
(c) Debra.
(d) Cassie.

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

5. Who does Henry finally sleep with after Iris leaves?
(a) Valerie.
(b) Sara.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Debra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Liza Weston from?

2. Who does Mercedes marry in Chapter 72?

3. Why did Cecelia divorce her husband?

4. What does Debra buy in Chapter 90?

5. Who is ill in Chapters 74 and 75?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry do while he waits to pick Iris up from the airport in Chapter 94?

2. What occurs in Chapter 76, and how does Henry respond?

3. Who is Tessie, and how does she play a role in this novel?

4. What does Henry learn about Dee Dee Bronson in Chapter 88?

5. Describe Henry and Cecelia's vacation that occurs in Chapters 79 through 81.

6. What causes the demise of Henry's relationship with Liza?

7. Who does Henry visit in Chapter 91, and what happens?

8. What is William Burroughs' role in the novel?

9. What happens when Tammie is evicted in Chapter 68?

10. Describe Henry's reading in Chapters 61 through 62.

(see the answer keys)

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