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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 Lydia pay close attention to when she and Henry go to the beach in Chapter 5?

2. Why is Henry unable to perform sexually in Chapter 8?

3. What does Nicole compare Henry's poetry to?

4. How does Henry immediately feel about Lydia Vance?

5. What substance is Henry addicted to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

6. Describe Henry's encounter in Chapter 10.

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

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

9. What is Valerie's role in Chapter 9?

10. Where does Henry go in Chapter 30, and what happens there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is foreshadowing used in "Women"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

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