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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 do Henry and Lydia argue towards the end of Chapter 6?

2. What happens when Henry takes a walk without Lydia or her sisters in Chapter 30?

3. How long does Henry stay with Joanna?

4. What city does Henry visit in Chapter 54?

5. What do Henry and Joanna do in the morning when he visits her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's encounter in Chapter 10.

2. Describe Lilly.

3. What happens while Henry is in Arkansas in Chapter 8?

4. What does Lydia do in Chapter 46, and how does Henry react?

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

6. Describe Arlene and Tammie.

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

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

9. Where do Henry and Lydia go in Chapter 5, and what happens?

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

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

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 3

In what ways does Henry treat the separate women in his life differently? Who does he treat the best? Who does he treat the worst?

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