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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. Who does Henry hitch a ride with after the car crash in Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the woman that Henry sleeps with after his reading in Chapter 31?

3. What is the name of Bobby's wife?

4. What does Lydia do when she finds Mindy in Henry's apartment?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lydia call Henry in Chapter 45?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens between Henry and Dee Dee Bronson in Chapters 17 through 20?

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

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

9. What does Henry do at the college in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Investigate "Women" as a comic novel. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical comic novel? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as comic fiction? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as comic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

Essay Topic 3

How does Henry change throughout the novel? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes. What does the way that Henry views and treats women say about his character? How does this change throughout the novel?

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