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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. What does Henry accuse Tammie of the day after her brother and his friends visit?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Drug abuse.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Alcoholism.

2. When does Mercedes stop giving Henry fellatio in Chapter 73?
(a) Almost immediately.
(b) After he climaxes.
(c) Right before he climaxes.
(d) When he asks her to stop.

3. Where does Henry give a reading in Chapter 93?
(a) New York City.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Galveston.
(d) Illinois.

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

5. Why does Cecelia rise early in Chapter 81?
(a) To sleep with Henry.
(b) To watch the sunrise.
(c) Because she misses her husband.
(d) To go to the airport.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What astounds Henry in Chapter 69?

3. Who phones Sara's house at the end of Chapter 91 looking for Henry?

4. What does Debra buy in Chapter 90?

5. Why is Mercedes afraid to sleep with Henry in Chapter 72?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry treat Iris during her visit?

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

3. Who does Henry meet in Chapter 97, and how does he feel about her?

4. Who visits Henry in Chapter 86, what do they do, and why do they eventually leave Henry's apartment?

5. What happens on the plane to New York City?

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

7. What does Tammie do in Chapter 67, and why does she get angry?

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

9. What is Henry's predicament concerning Thanksgiving, and how does he solve his dilemma?

10. Describe the three women that Henry meets in Chapter 87.

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