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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. What does Henry's visitor think about his life after a few days in Chapter 38?

2. Where does Henry tell Tammie that he is going in Chapter 57?

3. What city does Henry visit in Chapter 54?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Henry and Lydia fight in Chapter 25, and what is their fight about?

3. Describe Henry's encounter in Chapter 10.

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

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

6. Describe Henry's interactions with Joanna Dover.

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

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

9. Why does Lydia call Henry in Chapter 45?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the first person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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