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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry agree to Tammie's request after his return from Galveston?

2. Who does Lydia tell Henry that she cheated on him with in Chapter 15?

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

4. Who decides to visit Henry the day after his one night stand in Chapter 34?

5. Why does Henry go camping in Muleshead, Utah with Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mindy, and how does Henry meet her?

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

3. Where does Henry go in Chapter 54, and why?

4. What does Henry tell Tammie in Chapter 57, how does she respond, and how is the issue resolved?

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

6. What happens when Lydia's sister visits in Chapter 22, and why does this cause a fight between Henry and Lydia?

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

8. Describe Lilly.

9. Why do Henry and Lydia fight in Chapters 11 through 15?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the different symbols (Henry's apartment, the sculpture of Henry's head, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lydia and Sara. How are their relationships with Henry similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (alcoholism, infidelity, prostitution, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

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