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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 is the name of Sara's health food cafe?

2. Why does Cecelia rise early in Chapter 81?

3. Why does Henry renege on his deal in Chapter 96?

4. Who does Henry finally sleep with after Iris leaves?

5. Which of his women does Henry spend Thanksgiving with in Chapter 95?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tessie, and how does she play a role in this novel?

2. What is William Burroughs' role in the novel?

3. Describe Henry and Cecelia's vacation that occurs in Chapters 79 through 81.

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

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

6. Who is William Keesing?

7. Describe Henry and Mercedes' relationship.

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

9. How do Henry and Liza Weston interact?

10. Who visits Henry in Chapter 86, what do they do, and why do they eventually leave Henry's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How would the story be different if Henry and Lydia had stayed together throughout the entire novel, despite his many affairs?

Essay Topic 3

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

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