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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 begins to visit Henry in Chapter 69?

2. How many women does Henry meet at his reading in a local club in Chapter 87?

3. Who does Henry telephone at the beginning of Chapter 91?

4. Why does Cecelia rise early in Chapter 81?

5. Who does Henry receive a letter from in Chapter 94?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the three women that Henry meets in Chapter 87.

2. What happens during Henry's first encounter with Mercedes in Chapter 69?

3. Why does Henry get irritated with Tammie in Chapters 58 and 59?

4. What occurs in Chapter 76, and how does Henry respond?

5. What causes the demise of Henry's relationship with Liza?

6. What does Tammie do in Chapter 67, and why does she get angry?

7. What happens when Tammie is evicted in Chapter 68?

8. Describe Henry's interactions with the prostitutes in Chapter 96.

9. Where does Henry go in Chapter 93, who does he meet, and what does he do?

10. What does Henry do while he waits to pick Iris up from the airport in Chapter 94?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What role does social class play in "Women"? What different classes are represented and by which characters?

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